all year round; all the time; year in and year out
to become spring-like; to show signs of spring
militant (faction, group, person, etc.); hardliner who favors force over compromise; hawk
tieless; not wearing a tie; open-necked
wall iris; roof iris; Iris tectorum; fleur-de-lis
exposure to wind; severe criticism
quarrelsome; easy to anger; quick to lose temper
innermost feelings; heart; motive; nature; disposition; spirit
(another's) son; boy; young master; green young man from a well-to-do family; young man innocent of the ways of the world
big and brawny; well built; gigantic
grandfather; male senior-citizen
smelling of mold; musty; putrid; old-fashioned; stale; hackneyed
life; living; I; me; student
right?; don't you think?; don't you agree?
hide-and-seek (game); hide-and-go-seek
an instant; a split second; no time at all
to miss one's footing; to be off the right track; to be on the wrong path
person standing watch; guard duty
substitution; replacement; shifting; change
thick makeup; heavy makeup
to imitate; to copy; to enter someone as a candidate; to press (e.g. a weapon against someone's back); to compare; to liken
stingy; cheap; very frugal
stripping to one's waist; being bare from the waist up
tactful; adroit; shrewd; clever; smart; affable
to treat (someone) to (something); to give (someone) a treat; to be extravagant; to live in luxury; to be proud; to be haughty
indicates emotion or exclamation; hey; you
generous; magnanimous; open-handed; liberal
sweet words; smooth talk; cajolery; flattery; sycophancy
as necessary; if necessary; as the need arises; as occasion demands; where appropriate
cheers; bottoms-up; toast; drink (in honor or celebration of someone or something); drinking one's glass dry
to say; to speak; to tell; to be called
brush tip; first on a list; head; chief
being settled quickly; reaching a quick conclusion; no need to say any more; no problem
what (e.g. "what rudeness"); what (something) is like
(religious) piety; faith; devotion
secret art; secret technique; mysteries (of an art)
heresy; dangerous religion; (arch.) Christianity
colour; color; hue; tints
deep pool; deep water; abyss; depths (e.g. of despair); grip (e.g. of death)
ghost; revenant; spirit (of the dead); departed soul
to squeeze out; to wring out