old clothes; secondhand clothing
layering (clothing); wearing one garment over another
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality
preference; priority; precedence
remainder; remnant; (not) very; (not) much; too much; excessively
to buy; to purchase; to value; to have a high opinion; to stir; to provoke
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
to be lost (e.g. luggage); to be missing; to be used up; to be run out; to disappear (e.g. pain); to be lost (e.g. a dream, confidence)
literally; to the letter; literal
to freeze (of one's body); to be frozen; to become numb (with cold); to be chilled
while; during; while; although; all; both
north; the North; northern territories; North Korea; (arch.) north wind
to aim at (for, to do, to become); to try for; to have an eye on; to go toward; to head for
to recall; to remember; to recollect
bitter smile; wry smile; forced smile; strained laugh
dear (old); fondly-remembered; beloved; missed; nostalgic
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
how much; something over; and something; however (much); no matter how
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
to soften; to calm down; to be eased; to be mitigated; to subside; to abate
something like ...; something called ...
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
inside; interior; among; within; middle; center; during
certainly; really; truly; possibly; maybe; perhaps
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
to pass (of time); to elapse
in some way or other; one way or another; somehow; only just; barely
form; shape; figure; visage
to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding
seeming ...; appearing ...; -ish; like a ...; typical of ...
besides; in addition; also; moreover
heavy outfit designed to keep out the cold
with the exception of; excepting; excluding
also; too; not ... either; (it's not possible) no matter what; although one might wish otherwise
to soften; to moderate; to relieve
to give; to let (one) have; to give; to do for one; to take the trouble to do; to do to someone's disadvantage
year; age; years; past one's prime; old age
being independent; standing on one's own; becoming independent
counter for occurrences; a time; an instance; inning (baseball); round; episode; chapter