to repair; to mend; to change; to alter; to put back; to put away; to cure
river; stream; River; the ... river
along; parallel to; in accordance with
reputation; (public) estimation; rumour; rumor; fame; notoriety
fortunately; luckily; thankfully
poverty-stricken; destitute; poor; penurious
(time of) one's childhood; when one was a child
crops; agricultural produce
every year; yearly; annually
life; living; livelihood; (one's) living
to boil well; to stew; to simmer (for a long time); to cook (various ingredients) together
to be piled up; to lie on top of one another; to come one after another; to happen over and over; to overlap (each other); to occur at the same time
by the way; incidentally; well; even if; no matter (what, where, how, etc.)
finally; at last; in the end; ultimately
natural; reasonable; obvious; usual; common; ordinary
strong opposition; vehement opposition
single-handedly (usu. of a female raising children); on one's own; as a single mother
to raise; to rear; to train; to teach; to promote the growth of; to nurture
to go after one's dreams; to follow one's dreams; to pursue one's dreams
to make merry; to be festive
to detain; to check; to restrain; to stop
girl; daughter; baby girl; young woman
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
close friend; bosom friend; buddy; crony; chum
reserved; introverted; reticent; shy; withdrawn
being extremely bad or uncomfortable (at or with something); having a dread (of something)
to avoid (physical contact with); to avoid (situation); to evade (question, subject); to ward off; to avert; to put aside
before very long; soon; someday; one of these days; sooner or later
to take lessons in; to be taught; to learn (from a teacher); to study (under a teacher); to get training in
clumsy; awkward; unskillful; incompetent; inept; bungling
daughter; girl (i.e. a young, unmarried woman)
flavor; flavour; charm; appeal; experience; taste (e.g. of victory)
to succeed (a person, to a position, etc.); to inherit; to patch (clothes); to mend; to add (e.g. charcoal to the fire); to replenish with
bodyguard; bouncer; bar (on a door); bolt; stick or pole used for self-defence
in terms of both ... and ...; from the perspective of ... as well as ...; whether it be ... or ...
comfort; ease; easy; simple; (economically) comfortable; raku pottery
to treat as a joke; to do jokingly
to become familiar with; to get used to; to become accustomed to; to come to fit; to go (well) with; to suit
to play (games, sports); to enjoy oneself; to mess about (with alcohol, gambling, philandery, etc.); to be idle; to do nothing; to meet up (with friends); to hang out
well done!; good job!; good work!; you did it!; bravo!
play; playing; pleasure; amusement; play (in a mechanism, e.g. a steering wheel); slack
playing at (something); game of make-believe; something done together
water pistol; squirt gun; water gun