to draw in; to take in; to retract; to withdraw; to take back (e.g. words)
to put one's life on the line; to risk one's life; to put everything one has into it
to be forward; to be impertinent
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
stupid; meaningless; worthless; hopeless (person, situation); beyond help; beyond saving
selective system; system that offers choices
(pine) needle; needle-leaf
seasoning; flavour; condition; state; (state of) health; physical condition
railway track; railway line; railroad; railway; track; line
point of departure; initial point; starting point
otherwise; or else; if not
detour; circumvention; turning movement
viaduct; overhead bridge; overpass; land bridge (biogeography)
to go on a fool's errand; to go in vain
handmade; homegrown; hand-crafted; homemade
to shrivel (e.g. cut vegetables, skin); to wilt; to fade; to wither; to be wizened
to open one's mouth wide and eat heartily; to gulp down food
wasteland; wilderness; abandoned land; devastated land
to have (e.g. lunch); to take (e.g. vitamins)
reflection; reconsideration; introspection; regret; repentance; remorse
Now let's return to the main subject; To return from the digression,.. (in a conversation, speech, or story-telling)
to become entangled; to become complicated; to get mixed up; to screw up; to get caught up in
obedient; submissive; tame; slavish
madder (esp. Japanese madder, Rubia argyi); madder (red color)
to distinguish; to discern; to make out; to tell
to be boiled; to be cooked
again (and again); once again; yet again; (there you go) again
futon; Japanese bedding consisting of a mattress and a duvet; round cushion used for Zen meditation (traditionally made of woven bulrush leaves)
to choose (a thing) at one's own discretion; to use one's discretion in choosing
what did you just say (to me)?; what's that?
mandarin (esp. the satsuma mandarin (Citrus unshiu)); mandarin orange; tangerine; citrus (Citrus spp.)
excuse me; pardon me; I'm sorry; thank you
Anne of Green Gables (novel by L. M. Montgomery)