face; official stance; public position or attitude (as opposed to private thoughts); ceremony for the erection of the framework of a house
retirement (from work); leading a quiet life (after retirement); retired person; retiree; surrendering headship of the family (pre-WWII)
the present age; these days; (present) head of the family
to be suitable; to be appropriate; to match
beggar; sty (on the eyelid)
nimble; agile; quick; quick (thinking); smart; alert
to fall for a trick; to be taken in; to play into the hands (of)
brat; kid; urchin; preta; hungry ghost
to snap (something) forcefully; to break by force
to flip; to snap; to repel; to use (an abacus); to calculate; to strum
running fast; double time; cantering; doing things in a hurry
to dust; to remove dust; to slap; to hit (with the palm); to use up money
carrot (Daucus carota); Asian ginseng (Panax ginseng)
tousled; shaggy (hair); scraggly (beard); dishevelled; disheveled; unkempt
freckle; lentigo; ephelis; (arch.) buckwheat chaff
here and there; little by little; sporadically; dots; spots
to disappear (of people or animals); to go (away); to leave; to no longer exist
quarrel; fight; trouble; dispute; friction; discord
outrageous; preposterous; most improper; most unreasonable; inexcusable; unpardonable
good bargain; (a) find; godsend; (a) steal
ecstatically; spellbound; with rapt attention; abstractedly; absentmindedly; absorbedly
to clasp together (esp. hands); to entwine (e.g. fingers)
to introduce; to compare; to check; to adjust; to pull into place
to meet fortuitously; to meet by chance; to happen across
elder sister; effeminate man
childish; childlike; immature; infantile; puerile
beginning; start; clue; lead; thread end
creakingly; squeakingly; tightly (squeezing, pressing, etc.); (drinking) in one go
to sting one's eyes; to make one's eyes smart
already; now; by this time; quick; early; fast
to pass (of time); to elapse
(approximate) time; around; suitable time (or condition); time of year; season
spring; springtime; New Year; prime (of life); height (of one's prosperity); adolescence
to go around; to make a circle around; to surround; to circle; to come around (of a season, anniversary, turn, etc.); to return
working earnestly; sincerity; diligence; effort; pains