patina; antique look; elegant simplicity; well-trained voice
rest period; intermission; break time; recess
poor; low-grade; load; pack; packhorse
effect; virtue; efficacy; impression
charm; incantation; spell; curse
punishing a crime to make an example for others
not knowing when to give up; being a bad loser; poor at letting things go; unable to accept the inevitable
to work hard; to work diligently; to do one's best; to try one's hardest
drowning; flood; shipwreck
bad reputation; infamy; ill repute; unfavorable criticism; unfavourable criticism
wiping out; sweeping away; eradicating; dispelling
to give rein to (imagination)
former convict; old offender; ex-convict; person with a criminal record
refrigerator; cold; cool; cold sake
presence or absence; whether something is there or not; whether something happens or not
therefore; thus; well, then ...; that's right; indeed; (arch.) ... on earth?
to become pale; to turn pale
interval; break; pause; gap (between objects); interval; opening
creative cookery; creative cuisine
playfulness; playful mood; imaginativeness
to make good use of one's spare moments; to weave one's way (e.g. through a crowd)
slack; slackening; sagginess; dullness; letdown; depression
modulation (of voice); variation; variety; liveliness (e.g. of writing style)
bathhouse; (public) bath; bathroom
(American) Indian; Native American; Indian
(complete) set; outfit; kit; all; everything
bookworm; bibliophile; bibliophage
value in doing something; feeling that something is worth doing; rewarding feeling; sense of satisfaction
easy; easygoing; carefree; happy-go-lucky; optimistic; leisurely
(death from) starvation; starving to death
to line up with; to be a member of; to rank with; to attend; to take part in
enjoyable; fun; pleasant; happy; delightful
sunlight filtering through trees
cumulonimbus; gigantic columns of clouds (in summer); thunderhead
coating of snow; blanket of snow
each individual; each person
distinctive of; characteristic of; uniquely applying to; but; except; without
rule; established routine; standard operating procedure; SOP
unification; bringing together; generalization; control; supervision