fruit of a tree; nut; berry
worn-out; ragged; crumbling; dry and crumbly; falling (in drops or clumps); scattering
envious; jealous; enviable (position, etc.)
descendant; posterity; offspring
at that time; in those days
to attack; to assail; to succeed (someone in a post, role, etc.); to make a sudden visit
what's the matter?; what's wrong?; what happened (to) ...?; what have you done (with) ...?; where is ...?
to protect (someone); to look after (e.g. an injured leg); to defend; to cover for; to stand up for; to stick up for
to be dying; to be about to die; to be close to death
roughly; approximately; (cutting) in one stroke; (breaking apart) with vigour; (cutting) deeply; (splitting) wide open
for better or worse; luckily or unluckily
hard to say; inexpressible; hesitant to say; embarrassing; delicate
reasonableness (esp. of children); obedience
natural; understandable; reasonable; no wonder
to cling to; to depend on; to embrace; to hug
(looking) blankly; vacantly; dazedly; (staring) in puzzlement; with a look of amazement
to give birth; to bear (child); to lay (eggs); to produce; to yield; to give rise to
natural; understandable; reasonable; no wonder
disastrous; tragic; miserable; wretched; pitiful; woeful
to be handed down; to be introduced; to be transmitted; to be circulated; to go along; to walk along
to one's heart's content; as much as one wants; as hard as one can; resolution; decisiveness; determination
strangely; oddly; miraculously; mysteriously
from now on; after this; in the future; from here; from this point
dotage; feeble-minded old man; senile old fool; dotard
pluralizing suffix; or so; rough indicator of direction, location, amount, etc.; nominalizing suffix
to end one's life; to commit suicide; to end a life; to kill
to tell; to inform; to announce; to indicate; to signal; to mark
restoration; repair; mending
to discuss; to talk together
unexpected; unforeseen; strange
doesn't amount to doing (something); not significant enough to require (something); unnecessary
to respond; to answer; to meet (e.g. demands, expectations); to affect; to take a toll; to strike home
at one's feet; underfoot; gait; pace; most recent; current
elder brother; one's senior; dashing young man; gallant young lad
older sister; lass; young lady
storage; housing for equipment and machines; putting into computer memory