charred; burnt black; scorched black
three; three years of age
to think of; to hit upon; to come into one's mind; to remember; to recall
overbearing; coercive; pushy; forcible; high-handed
as a child; when one was a child
to descend; to go down; to be handed down (of an order, judgment, etc.); to pass (of time); to surrender; to capitulate; to be less than
quarrel; dispute; argument
pout; displeasure; ill humor; ill humour; sullenness
strange; unfamiliar; mysterious; suspicious
child; kid; (one's) child; offspring; young woman; young (animal); offshoot
bounce; spring; momentum; impetus; moment; instant
to grieve over; to mourn; to lament
caring for (esp. a pet or a small object); cherishing; being fond of; prizing; treasuring
to order; to command; to appoint
no matter (what, who, etc.); whether ... or ...; be
reason for being; raison d'être
to be contrary (to); to go against; to infringe; to violate; to disobey (an order, teachings, etc.); to defy
to cut one's own throat; to dig one's own grave; to cause oneself harm; to bring ruin on oneself
father; dad; husband; you (of an elderly person older than the speaker); he
national defence; national defense
implementation (e.g. of a system); materialization; materialisation; realization; realisation; actualization
information processing equipment; information technology equipment
name; title; appellation; (under the) pretext (of); pretense
loading (on a ship); equipping (an aircraft, car, etc.) with; being equipped with
to withstand; to be able to endure
artificial intelligence; AI
human rights; civil liberties
to shut one's eyes; to close one's eyes; to turn a blind eye (to); to close one's eyes (to); to die
to leak out (of a secret); to come out; to be exposed (of a lie, improper behaviour, etc.); to get away (of a fish)
to turn; to rotate; to go around; to circle; to make the rounds (of); to go around (several places); to go by way of
censure; denunciation; (verbal) attack; blaming
dull; dreary; dissatisfying; disappointing; unattractive; unappealing
to creak; to squeak; to grate; to grind; to rasp
to condemn; to blame; to urge; to press; to torture; to torment
same room; sharing a room; occupying the same room
strategy meeting; council of war
plans; arrangement; schedule; program; programme; expectation
pot (esp. teapot, coffee pot); vacuum bottle; thermos flask
to make coffee; to brew coffee
thanks (for coming, helping, etc.); good work; see you; goodbye; tiredness; fatigue
Mr; Mrs; Miss; politeness marker
to ferry across (e.g. a river); to carry across; to lay across; to build across; to hand over; to hand in
to provide; to furnish; to equip; to install