old person; senior citizen; the aged; the elderly
(something) has never occurred; to have never done (something); such a thing has not happened; never happens; there is never a time when
colouring; coloring; shade (of colour); flavour; nuance; feel
to rush back; to run back
coloring; colouring; color scheme; colour scheme; (touch of) colour; embellishment
coincidence; chance; by chance; unexpectedly; contingency
making (a new suit, dress, etc.); having (something) made; buying new; new tune; new melody; new composition
rearranging; remodeling; remodelling
being together; going together; matching (clothing); going together
exchange; interchange; switching; reciprocity; barter; substitution
liking; taste; fancy; wish; desire; choice
blue; sad; down (in the dumps)
system; lineage; ancestry; group (e.g. of colors) (colours); family (e.g. of languages); close (evolutionary) relationship
if it's going to be that way, then ...; if given the choice; if possible; if anything
plain; simple; reserved (behaviour, attitude, etc.); modest; quite; a (little) bit
sanity; soundness of mind; prudence and discretion; (arch.) drunkenness
big welcome; welcoming greatly; being very welcome
special training; intensive training; crash course
sampling food; tasting; trying
aromatic (roasted beans, roasted tea, etc.); fragrant (e.g. burning wood); pleasant-smelling; savory-smelling (e.g. barbecued meat); savoury; appetizing
each house; every house; many houses
to unfold; to unroll; to open
to prove successful; to take hold; to amount to something
father; dad; husband; you (of an elderly person older than the speaker); he
to keep one's mouth shut; to refuse to talk
intermittently; bit by bit; little by little; in drops (e.g. of rain)
right of residence (i.e. right to go on leasing a house, etc.)
entering a faith; joining a religion
to comfort; to console; to amuse
having a loose tongue; being talkative; speaking without thinking; being unable to keep a secret
just right (time, size, length, etc.)
two people alike; two of a kind; kissing cousins; two people cut from the same cloth