certain evidence; definite evidence
to swallow (e.g. a story); to accept without questioning; to swallow (food) whole; to gobble up; to gulp down
to hesitate; to have scruples; to be afraid of what others may think; to lord it over; to have great influence
young man; youth; lad; servant boy; young shopboy
characteristic; (distinctive) feature; peculiarity; spot color; spot colour
young person; young people; youth; young employee; young manservant; young follower
to lend an ear; to hearken; to give an ear to; to listen carefully
to be brought forward (e.g. by three hours); to be moved up; to be hasty; to be rash; to quicken; to speed up
food self-sufficiency rate
to make light of; to ignore; to slight
to bring calamity upon oneself; to invite disaster; to court disaster
good health; stopping misfortune; preventing disaster
to save up; to stockpile; to stash away; to hoard; to amass; to salt away
hopeless; futile; no use; beyond help; cannot be done
being produced in a particular region; local specialty
adversity strengthens the foundations; after a storm comes a calm; what doesn't kill you makes you stronger; (lit.) the ground hardens after it rains
traditional; customary; conventional
to hold hands; to join hands; to do together; to go arm in arm; to join forces; to link hands
cocoa (beverage, cocoa solids); hot chocolate
beyond one's control; nothing one can do
cannot be undone; can't be recovered from
too much for one to handle; beyond one's capacity; unmanageable; uncontrollable; incorrigible; obstreperous
to dig down; to dig into (a matter); to delve into; to probe into
prudence; discretion; thought; consideration
to coagulate; to congeal; to be fanatical (about); to be obsessed (with); to stiffen; to become stiff
good young man; agreeable youth
to dislocate one's back; to be unable to stand up due to fear or surprise
utmost limit; extremity; result
rough; careless; slovenly; slipshod; rude; impolite
to pass by; to go past; to go to extremes; to overdo it; to go too far
to be at a loss; to rack one's brains in vain; to think and think but get nowhere; to fail to come up with a good idea
end; tip; end (of the year, month, etc.); close; youngest child; descendants; offspring
to be complicated; to be elaborate; (arch.) to push in; (arch.) to be crowded
bad; wrong; evil; no good; wicked; reprehensible
having no memory of (having done something); having nothing to do with; having no knowledge of; knowing nothing about
so; like that; that's right; indeed; let me see ...
to rise to the surface; to come to the front; to emerge (e.g. from obscurity); to stand out (e.g. against a dark background)
private; confidential; informal; secret; (within the) family circle; (on the) inside
to smell; to smell of; to have a smell
payment (of taxes, fees, etc.); supply (of goods); delivery
to pay no heed to; to not care about; to take no notice of