dark gray; dark grey; donjiki (clerical dress)
weak; feeble; delicate; frail; helpless
carrying (someone) on one's back (esp. a child); piggyback ride; relying on (someone); being (financially) dependent on
brake; (a) stop (to a development, behavior, etc.); (the) brakes
childish; childlike; immature; infantile
to carry (a child) on one's back; to piggyback; (arch.) to take on (a job, responsibility, etc.)
to chip off; to scrape off; to prune
to give candid advice; to give harsh but honest advice; to admonish
fruit; nut; seed; (in broth) pieces of meat, vegetable, etc.; content; substance
to degenerate; to lapse into
something small; something petty; trifle
it was very good of you to come; glad to see you
out of character; unlike one
to despair of; to see the vanity of
things left (to one) by the deceased; inherited item; estate; lost item; lost property
painstaking; careful; meticulous; scrupulous; detailed; elaborate
various articles; various items; various kinds
efforts; exertion; endeavour; assistance; services
the deceased; the departed; old friend; longtime acquaintance
to be dark; to be dull; to be unassuming; to be inconspicuous; to not stand out
(picture) frame; architrave (of a door, window, etc.)
brushwork; handling of one's brush; command of one's pen; penmanship
coating (esp. lacquering)
overly polite; excessively polite; polite to a fault
zeal; enthusiasm; ardor; ardour
mediocrity; ordinary ability
to receive; to get; to catch (e.g. a ball); to be struck by (wind, waves, sunlight, etc.); to sustain (damage); to incur (a loss); to undergo (e.g. surgery)
to wither completely (of a plant); to dry up completely; to drop all its leaves
to resonate emotionally (with one); to strike a chord; to be gut-wrenching
to make frantic efforts; to make an all-out effort; to try desperately
title; subject; problem (on a test); question; counter for questions (on a test)
portrait; likeness; picture
taking; accepting; receipt; leaving; departure; withdrawal
to break the prohibition (law); to violate the ban
to look at from the outside; to view from an outsider's perspective; to be seen from the point of view of an onlooker
expressive power; inventiveness; creative power
to cease; to stop; to be over
worthy opponent; worthy rival; good match
to tame (an animal); to domesticate
the first in history; only once in history
intensification; aggravation