to look (sound, behave) grown-up; to be adult-like; to mature
from the bottom of one's heart; heartily; sincerely
August; eighth month of the lunar calendar
a lot more; much more; and then some; and plenty more than that
desire; want; will; wish; urge; craving
to give birth; to bear (child); to lay (eggs); to produce; to yield; to give rise to
deep blue; bright blue; ghastly pale; pallid; white as a sheet
what little ... one has; tiny amount of; paltry
pocket money; spending money; pin money; allowance
to dust; to remove dust; to slap; to hit (with the palm); to use up money
to run out of; to dry up; to be depleted; to hit the bottom; to bottom out
to eat; to live; to make a living; to bite; to sting (as insects do); to tease; to torment
to wish to go well; to have good intentions
to tear to pieces; to tear to shreds; to pick (e.g. fruit); to pluck; to do ... heavily; to do ... heartily
tongue; tongue-like object; clapper (of a bell); talon (of a lock)
halfsies; splitting evenly between two people
to scatter in all directions (like baby spiders)
one's turn for doing the sweeping (cleaning)
silver hair; gray hair; grey hair
oh well, fine; fine, I guess; alright, I suppose; OK, then
very caring; kind; helpful; service-minded
somewhat; to some extent; to some degree; some; part; portion
to run through; to run past
to contemplate; to ponder; to think long about; to turn over in one's mind
to part (usu. of people); to part from; to separate (of a couple); to break up; to lose (e.g. one's mother); to be bereaved
to come to mind; to pop into one's head
as if; as it were; as though; right then; just then; at that moment
to dye; to colour; to color
grace; refinement; elegance; daintiness
retreating figure; appearance from behind
on countless occasions; many a time
repeating; repetition; repeat (performance); rebroadcast; repeat sign; playing (an audio or video recording)
being at sea; losing one's bearings; (arch.) disorientation upon waking at night; (arch.) forgetting which house or room to enter
to quicken one's pace (steps)
going out to shop; going shopping; buying in quantity; buying wholesale; bulk purchasing
tumult; great noise; clatter; hustle and bustle