reserve; constraint; declining; refraining; forethought; foresight
observation; survey; watching
than; from; out of; except; but; more
year; age; years; past one's prime; old age
perhaps; likely; probably; I dare say
willow tit (Parus montanus)
all; altogether; entirely; exactly like; just like; spitting image of
to close one's eyes partly; to squint; to smile with one's whole face; to look fondly at
(a) little; (a) few; slight; only; just; merely
to knit one's brows (in discomfort, unease, disapproval, etc.); to raise one's eyebrows; to frown; to scowl
silver hair; gray hair; grey hair
(the) mainstream; main course (of a river); main stream
therefore; and so; for that reason; accordingly; consequently; hence
unusual; rare; new; novel; fine (e.g. gift)
simply; merely; only; solely
worry; concern; anxiety; care; help; aid
to ferry across (e.g. a river); to carry across; to lay across; to build across; to hand over; to hand in
affliction; hardship; difficulty; suffering; trouble
world; society; life; lifetime; age; era; reign
reason; logic; sense; natural way of things
to be open (to traffic); to lead to; to flow (liquid, current); to pass; to be understood; to be comprehended; to be honored
to bend one's head slightly to one side; to look slightly doubtful
agreement; consent; same opinion; same view; same meaning
to restrict; to limit; to be restricted to; to be limited to; to be best (for); to be the best plan
to stay calm; to keep cool
in short; the point is; the important thing is; in a word; basically
attitude; manner; behaviour; attitude (towards an issue, etc.); position; stance
from now on; after this; in the future; from here; from this point
tea (usu. green); tea break (at work); tea ceremony
with trouble; at great pains; rare; valuable; kind; generous
indicate reason; infers some protest
story; tale; talk; discussion
not quite (right); not very good; somewhat (lacking)
to seize; to catch; to obtain; to acquire; to understand; to grasp
to be unable to; to find difficult (unpleasant, awkward, painful) to do; to serve two or more functions or roles simultaneously; to contain (or combine) two or more features; to work in two or more jobs simultaneously (positions, etc.); to do alongside