head (of a household, etc.); leader; owner; proprietor; subject (of a rumour, etc.); doer (of a deed); guardian spirit (e.g. long-resident beast, usu. with mystical powers)
when it comes to ...; concerning; where ... are concerned
middle; midway; middle position; moderate position; interim; intermediary
approximate age; apparent age; marriageable age (esp. of a woman); age of maturity; appropriate age (to ...); old enough (to ...)
far away; far off; nowhere near; far cry
hem; (trouser) cuff; bottom part; bottom edge; foot (of a mountain); tips (of hair)
how long; how much; to what extent
to pass; to elapse; to pass through; to go through; to experience; to go through
to be exhausted; to be tired out
to avert one's eyes; to avoid looking straight at something; to cover one's eyes
heavy; weighty; heavy (feeling, atmosphere, etc.); serious; gloomy
to move; to shift; to inspire; to rouse; to change; to alter; to operate
tool; implement; means; furniture
(received) favor, kindness or blessing (favour)
strangely; oddly; miraculously; mysteriously
pet name; nickname; name used to indicate affection, intimacy, informality, etc.
to grow taller (of people)
to be doing; to be in the process of doing
to be fascinated (by); to be captivated by; to be enchanted by; to gaze admiringly at; to watch in fascination
greeting; a fine thing to say
to say; to tell; to state; to do
cruel; merciless; pitiless; tragic; horrible; terrible
enemy territory; hostile place
to untie; to unfasten; to unsew; to unstitch; to solve; to work out; to dispel (misunderstanding, etc.)
quite clearly; quite distinctly; perfectly; exactly
to be used up; to be run out; to be exhausted; to be consumed; to come to an end
to eat; to drink; to smoke; to suffer (e.g. defeat); to receive a blow
first day of summer (approx. May 6)