ancestral; hereditary; imported; transmitted; handed down
manufacturing method; recipe; formula
golden age; prime; heyday; season (for fruit, vegetables, etc.); best time
clever; intelligent; well-behaved (esp. children and pets); obedient; (arch.) good (with words)
excessively spacious; unduly wide; sprawling
that's too bad; too bad for you!
very; extremely; extreme; excessive; splendid; impressive
long-established; old-established; traditional
frost; white hair; grey hair; gray hair
to step back; to walk backwards
to live; to get along; to spend (time)
does not seem; unlikely; improbable
to lean (to one side); to incline; to be unbalanced (e.g. diet); to be unduly weighted towards; to be partial; to be biased
to like; to prefer; to be pleased by
truth or falsehood; genuineness; authenticity; veracity
judgement; judgment; expert opinion; appraisal
smirkingly; broadly (grinning)
to cut off; to excise; to tear off; to cut out; to whittle down; to tear out
to glitter; to glisten; to sparkle; to twinkle; to glare; to gleam
permanent; perpetual; lasting
to take advantage of someone's kindness or patience; to get carried away; to be elated; to get puffed up (with pride); to push one's luck; to get cocky
least; lowest; worst; awful; horrible; at the very least
impeachment; denunciation; accusation; censure
to duck one's head; to pull in one's head; to duck down; to shrug one's shoulders
to laugh scornfully; to sneer at
to boast; to brag; to recite (a song or poem to oneself); to bark; to roar
to lead someone around by the nose
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
counter for leaves, pieces of paper, etc.; (arch.) counter for boats
tree; shrub; bush; wood; timber
bowl; pot; flowerpot; crown; brainpan
person with a lot of free time on their hands; person of leisure; idler; loafer
fragment; scrap; piece; shred
ill-natured; mean; mischievous; nasty; unkind; teasing
that way; that direction; that (one); that person; there; over there
halfway; half measures; unfinished; incomplete; by halves; half-baked
inheritance; something given or received