inconvenience; inexpediency; unhandiness
staringly; fixedly; unblinkingly
soft; tender; limp; subdued (colour or light) (color); gentle; meek
village headman; village mayor
in comparison to; rather than
continuously in some state (for a long time, distance); throughout; much (better, etc.); by far; far away; long ago
boy; son; baby boy; young man
hum (of a TV, radio, etc.)
no good; not serving its purpose; hopeless; wasted; cannot; must not
to decide; to choose; to clinch (a victory); to decide (the outcome of a match); to persist in doing; to go through with; to always do
to decide to; to pretend that; to make a practice of doing; to make it a rule to
how many times; how many degrees (temperature, angle, etc.)
nonexistent; not being (there); not having; not
to fall down; to drop; to be omitted; to be missing; to decrease; to sink; to fail (e.g. exam or class)
so; therefore; accordingly; like I said; I told you already
yes; that is correct; um; errr; huh?; grrr
lifesaver; person who saved one's life
liked; well-liked; in love (with); loved; faddism; eccentricity
confections; sweets; candy; cake
tenth day of the month; ten days
to take (a resource, e.g. time or money); to hang; to come into view; to arrive; to come under (a contract, a tax); to start (engines, motors); to attend
wasteland; wilderness; abandoned land; devastated land
explosive increase (in number of pests); (severe) outbreak or upsurge of pests
east, west, south and north
place; point; part; counter for places, parts, passages, etc.
speciality; specialty; subject of study; expert; area of expertise
order of chivalry; chivalric order
before oneself; in front of one; a bit before reaching (a location); this side (of a location); one's standpoint; one's appearance; skill
to carry; to transport; to come; to go; to wield (a tool, etc.); to use
to come along; to come around; to turn up; to arrive at the present; to get where one is; to have been doing something (for a period of time)
poor farmer; needy peasant
many children; large family
thin; pale; light; watery; thin; weak (taste, etc.); little (affection, etc.) not much (of a presence)
to raise; to rear; to train; to teach; to promote the growth of; to nurture
goblin; apparition; monster; ghost; phantom; spectre