flax color; flax colour; beige; ecru
as a child; when one was a child
all; altogether; entirely; exactly like; just like; spitting image of
poor; pitiable; pathetic; pitiful
having no choice; at a loss for what to do; at one's wits' end
to ascend; to go up; to ascend (as a natural process, e.g. the Sun); to rise; to go to (the capital); to be promoted; to add up to
shallow; superficial; slight (wound); light (sleep); short (time); early
to awake from one's sleep
to mince; to cut fine; to carve; to engrave; to tick away (time); to beat out (e.g. rhythm); to etch (into one's mind)
to feel uneasy; to get into a panic; to feel excited; to have one's heart beat wildly; to have a presentiment
bustling; busy; crowded; lively (party, voices, etc.); loud; noisy
tension; mental strain; nervousness
on the way; en route; in the middle of; midway; halfway
to ride up to; to drive up to; to get used to riding; to get used to driving
worn-out; run-down; shabby; tattered; dilapidated
to replace; to exchange; to interchange; to substitute
to deceive; to delude; to trick; to be as ... as ... (e.g. "as bright as day", "as beautiful as a rose")
journey; trip; travels; during the journey; on the way; while travelling
to come near; to let someone approach; to bring near; to bring together; to deliver (opinion, news, etc.); to send (e.g. a letter); to let someone drop by
to lose (something); to mislay; to get rid of; to eliminate; to remove
to touch; to come in contact with; to receive (e.g. visitor); to attend to; to receive (news); to get; to encounter
betterment; improvement; kaizen (Japanese business philosophy of continuous improvement)
to lie down; to throw oneself down
people; men and women; each person; everybody
to pile up; to stack; to load (car, ship, etc.); to pack; to acquire; to accumulate
rubbish; trash; garbage; refuse
to lie down; to throw oneself down
to turn (one's face) away; to avert (one's eyes)
to get dirty; to become dirty; to become sullied; to become corrupted; to lose one's chastity
to become thin; to lose weight; to reduce (one's) weight; to be barren; to be infertile; to be sterile
to follow around; to shadow; to tag along; to haunt one (e.g. feeling, failure); to follow one
to look away; to avert one's eyes
to feel that something is true or actually happening; to hit one (realization, thought); to sink in
to put on; to wear; to be clad in; to twine around; to twist around; to coil around
to get slightly dirty (all over)
to hide; to conceal oneself
to begin to walk; to set out
suitable; appropriate; becoming; fitting
there; over there; genitals; private parts; that far; that much
whole story; full picture; full particulars
extravagant; lavish; opulent; luxurious; magnificent; splendid
manager; controller; chief treasurer; boss (of a gambling den)