pupil; disciple; adherent; follower; apprentice; young person
strange; weird; odd; strange thing; strange person
early evening (usu. from 3pm to 6pm); dusk
to worry (about); to fret (over); to be anxious
garden; yard; courtyard; field (of action); area
playing with dirt; gardening; farming (as a hobby)
the other day; lately; recently
to plant; to grow; to insert; to transplant; to inoculate (e.g. an infectious agent); to instill (idea, value, etc.)
to sprout; to put forth buds
trickling (of water); flickering (of fire); darting about (e.g. a small animal); scampering about
proper quantity; suitable amount; proper dose; optimal dose
cash; ready money; money on hand; mercenary; self-interested; calculating
potting soil; planting mix; compost
thickly; densely; luxuriantly
moderate (degree); proper (amount); temperate; suitable
ventilation; communication (within an organisation); openness
care-taking; house-sitting; house-watching; caretaker; house-sitter
serious; earnest; real sword (as opposed to a wooden practice weapon)
roughly; broadly; generally; more or less
gentle; mild; meek; tender
outer canthus; outer corner of the eye
tolerance; broad-mindedness
nevertheless; at any rate; even so; all things considered; be that as it may
to blaze down on; to beat down on; to shine down upon
clear weather; cloudless weather; good weather
weather; climatic conditions; fine weather; clear day; situation; state of affairs
manure; fertilizer; fertiliser; compost
water; (drinking) water; night entertainment business; nightlife worker; racy; titillating
pictorial book; picture book; illustrated reference book; identification manual; field guide
cotton gloves; working gloves
to be responsible for; to bear the responsibility of
to bud; to sprout; to arise; to begin to grow
racketeer; thug; rogue; bully; fixer
yellow; high-pitched (voice); shrill
bigleaf hydrangea (Hydrangea macrophylla); French hydrangea
(shooting up) one after another; (sprouting up) all over the place; (growing) rapidly
floriculture; flower gardening; floriculturist
self-education; self-instruction; self-study