talking in one's sleep; somniloquy; nonsense; gibberish
in preparation; (shop) not yet open for business
dirt; filth; stain; blot; spot
degree; extent; (health) condition; state of health; adjustment; moderation; addition and subtraction
to get burned and stuck on (e.g. rice in a pan); to become uncollectable (e.g. debt or loan); to become irrecoverable; to remain unchanged (e.g. stock market)
to stir; to churn; to rummage around; to throw into confusion; to throw into chaos
to ascend (as a natural process, e.g. the Sun); to rise; to be promoted
light; bright; bright (colour); cheerful; bright; bright (future, prospects, etc.); rosy
completion; finish; workmanship; result; outcome
cloudless (sky); without a cloud (in the sky)
carpet; rug; mat, mattress, quilt etc. spread out on the floor (or ground) and used to sit or sleep on; spread; (cloth) cover
to exchange (messages, greetings, arguments, etc.); to intersect; to cross; ... with one another; ... to each other
(any) particular; special; particularly noteworthy; worth mentioning
lying down and getting up; waking; getting up; living (with); staying (with)
to be visible; to be clear; to be evident; to be certain
day after day; day by day
rookery; breeding grounds; nesting place
unexpected; surprising; unanticipated; strange; unforeseen
picking; collecting; harvesting; extraction
to refer to; to consult; to use as a reference
to serve as a reference; to provide useful information; to be helpful; to be informative; to be instructive
(something) has never occurred; to have never done (something); such a thing has not happened; never happens; there is never a time when
ominous; sinister; unlucky; inauspicious
to devote oneself; to do one thing exclusively; to make a job of; to decide to
method of bringing up; method of raising
that being the case; in that case; if that's how it's going to go
obstinate; stubborn; mulish; die-hard; bigoted
unnecessary; not needed; not necessary
journey; trip; travels; during the journey; on the way; while travelling
to farm; to cultivate a field
dropping in on the way; stopping off at; making a side trip; going the long way round; making a detour
morning; forenoon; just before noon
watch; guard; lookout; surveillance; watchman; sentinel
to tell; to inform; to announce; to indicate; to signal; to mark
entering a village; moving to a village
scolding; telling-off; rebuke; complaint; grumbling; fault-finding