simple and honest; unsophisticated; simpleminded; naive; unspoiled
married couple; husband and wife; man and wife
to support; to maintain; to bring up; to raise; to adopt (a child); to cultivate (a habit, a quality, etc.)
monetary; financial; pecuniary
monastery; convent; cloister; abbey
each place; every place; various places; all parts (of the country, world, etc.)
moving from place to place; being passed around repeatedly; rolling about
to be caught; to be captured; to be taken prisoner; to be seized with (fear, etc.); to be a slave to; to stick to
to do something by choice; to like; to be fond of
speaking about (one's thoughts, memories, etc.); relating (one's feelings, reminiscences, etc.); recollection; reminiscence
to become clouded; to darken; to darken (of a face); to worsen; to deteriorate
exaggerated; overblown; overdone
learning; acquisition (of a skill, knowledge, etc.)
technology; engineering; technique; skill; art; craft
reflected wave; rebounded wave; echo
to emboss; to carve in relief; to bring to the fore; to accentuate; to throw into relief
technique; art; skill; move
bat (Chiroptera spp.); umbrella; opportunist; turncoat
gift; boon; godsend; (good) result; fruit (e.g. of one's efforts)
to some degree; up to a point; to some extent
superscription (on a letter, parcel, etc.); address; overwriting (data, file, etc.)
blunt; to the point; direct; outspoken; frank
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that ...
same time; simultaneous; concurrent; synchronous
iron (steel) wire; Chinese clematis; Clematis florida; leather flower
to adhere to; to stick to; to keep close to; to go along with; to get involved with; to be thick with
point of tangency; point of contact; (electrical) contact; point of contact (between); connection
to play (a stringed or keyboard instrument)
to grip; to grasp; to squeeze
wildly different (in ability, strength, etc.); on another level; in a different league; of different heights; uneven
luckily; blessedly; fortunately
click consonant; click; click sound; suction stop
present condition; existing state; status quo; current state
one Nth part (e.g. one fifth, one tenth); one out of N
fall; drop; descent; coming down
spot; point; place; position
to slide into; to slip into
to lie on top of one another; to be in a heap
fashion; fad; vogue; prevalence (e.g. of a disease)