tea; tea plant (Camellia sinensis); tea preparation; making tea; brown; (arch.) mockery
to slurp; to sip (loudly); to sniffle; to sniff
to be tied together; to be connected to; to lead to; to be related to; to be related (by blood)
yes?; no?; isn't it?; is it?
crack; fissure; rift; split; chaps; skin fissure
brat; kid; urchin; little devil
romance (e.g. Arthurian romances); heroic tale; (nigh) impossible dream; adventurous spirit; (full-length) novel; romance
youngster; neophyte; greenhorn
to take into one's possession; to receive; to take into one's care (e.g. person, pet); to take custody of; to leave; to go away
unit; denomination; credit (in school); in units of (e.g. "in thousands"); in amounts of
cooperative body; cooperative system; collective; community
adult (esp. person 20 years old or over); grownup; becoming an adult; coming of age; growing up (to be a man, woman)
to decide; to determine; to establish; to lay down; to bring peace (to); to make peaceful
peculiarity; uniqueness; characteristic
circumstances; condition; to arrange; to manage; to lend money; to raise money
taboo; day, time, direction, words, etc. that must be avoided; contraindication
home town; birthplace; native place; (arch.) ruins; (arch.) historic remains
to live under another's roof; to become a dependent on; to flatten oneself (against); to lean in close to
to make a success in life
to receive favor (favour); to be much obliged to someone; to be indebted
as one would expect; just as you'd expect (from); still; all the same; even ... (e.g. "even a genius")
well connected; well known; having a large, diverse circle of acquaintances
memories; recollections; reminiscence
to rock; to shake; to swing
this and that; various things
to care for someone; to look after someone
to often be the case; to occur frequently; to be common; to be popular
precocity; early ripening; premature development
fecundity; having many children; abundant production
in good health; alive and well; going strong
each (person); individually; one by one; one at a time; in turn
to look away; to avert one's eyes
is it?; isn't it?; be; is