to perceive; to grasp (the situation)
strong-willed; strong of heart
color of honey (colour); honey-colored; honey-coloured
bad taste (e.g. in clothes); poor taste
... or something (like that); ... or whatever; so-called ...; a certain ...
manners; etiquette; propriety; manner of production (esp. of prose, poetry, etc.); way of making
to write down; to note down; to mention; to describe; to inscribe; to mark
sweet (e.g. young girls, flowers blooming); touchingly lovely; cute; pitiful; pitiable
school camp; outdoors school
appendix; postscript; retrofit; post-installation; giving a reason afterwards; making an excuse after the event
horse riding; horseback riding; mounting a horse; mount; riding horse; saddle horse
acting rashly; running wildly; runaway (process); reckless baserunning
unthinkable; unexpected; outrageous; offensive
official history; authorized history
Your Majesty; His Majesty; Her Majesty
laying the groundwork; behind-the-scenes maneuvering; consensus-building process; digging around the roots of a tree (before transplanting)
from the beginning; from scratch
elder sister; effeminate man
bleary eyes; drunken eyes
to start a journey; to embark on a trip; to set forth; to hit the trail
suitably; properly; duly; as you see fit; as you think best
contrary to one's wishes; gone awry; gone amiss; short of money; in financial difficulty
traveling expenses; travelling expenses
to make use of; to use (money) for; to lend (money); to advance (e.g. a loan); to accommodate (someone) with
seductive; carnal; troubling; difficult; anxious; uneasy
new student; freshman; first-year student
knitting; knitted material; crochet
to re-cover; to reupholster; to repaper; to renew (e.g. a plaster)
to operate (e.g. a machine); to handle; to have a good command of (a language); to play proficiently (of a musical instrument); to work (a puppet); to pull the strings of a puppet
to hang down (from); to dangle; to be within one's reach; to dangle (before one's eyes); to be completely reliant on; to be entirely dependent on
to knit; to plait; to braid; to compile (anthology, dictionary, etc.); to edit
babies born on October 10, supposedly conceived on New Year's Day; normal gestation time (i.e. 9 months)
embrace; hug; holding in one's arms
religious painting; religious picture
holding hands with fingers interlocked
eyesight; vision; visual acuity
feeling like friends; the feeling of friendship
nothing new; same as always; an old story; nothing new about it; not the first time it has happened
deep-seated; deep-rooted; ingrained
just like; (virtually) no different from; (almost) the same as; as good as (e.g. dead, settled)
to be oversized (overloud, etc.)
to take a step backward; to step back (i.e. to re-think something); to distance oneself (from); to behave humbly; to budge (a little); to make one concession