drawing water; black cotton hat (used as a prop)
shopping; purchased goods
insertion; letter drop; sending to a prisoner; thing sent to a prisoner; supply of provisions, refreshments, etc. to someone carrying out a task
to eat up; to consume (completely)
leftovers (esp. food); remnants
night duty; night shift; night work
about this time; about now
damply; moistly; clammily; stickily
to be sad; to mourn for; to regret
sense of loss; feeling of loss
to be dispirited; to be dejected; to be disheartened; to lose heart
in a manner of speaking; as it were; so to speak; if you like; per se
excess; surplus; superabundance; overabundance
to become serious; to take something seriously (e.g. a joke, teasing); to become irritated or angry (esp. at something trivial); to get worked up
simple; plain; uncomplicated; straightforward; simple-minded; naive
anyway; anyhow; setting aside ...; regardless of ...; really; truly
miserable; pitiable; shameful; deplorable; pathetic
early summer; fourth month of the lunar calendar
sunlight; rays of the Sun
cool; refreshing; clear (e.g. eyes); bright; clear; distinct
pointing up; pointing upward; upturn; uptrend; upward tendency
plentifully; amply; loosely; with room to spare; a good (e.g. two weeks, ten kilometres); a full
sullenly; discontentedly; silently (in a bad mood); grumpily; with hurt feelings
pout; displeasure; ill humor; ill humour; sullenness
making a round trip; going and returning; round-trip ticket; return ticket; correspondence; exchanging (of letters)
to pile up; to accumulate; to estimate
to try to do; to attempt to do
to buy in quantity; to buy a lot (of); to stock up (on); to lay in
it's OK to ...; it's best to ...; it's alright to ...
bright; cheerful; in high spirits; clear (sky); cloudless; sunny
recent state; present state; present condition; current status; current circumstances
awkward; uncomfortable; embarrassing
fast-talking; rapid talking
unattractive; ugly; unstylish; uncool
to cause someone to worry
since when; from when; how long
to turn away; to face away; to ignore; to be uncooperative; to be unconciliatory
faint; dim; weak; poor; wretched; meagre
putting on a brave face; put-on cheeriness; pretending one is fine; show of courage; bravado; Dutch courage
one day; all day (long); the whole day; first day of the month
revival (of an old system, custom, fashion, etc.); restoration; return; resurrection; rebirth