awareness of things around one; ability to understand what is going on around oneself; judgment; judgement; discretion
nectar; honey; honeydew; treacle; molasses; sorbitol (when visible as dark patches inside an apple)
to be effective; to take effect; to work; to function well; to be possible (to do, use, etc.); to be able to
any; anything; whatever; I am told; I hear; I understand
wrong; not good; hopeless; past hope; must not do
as a child; when one was a child
selfish; egoist; (arch.) self-indulgent; (arch.) wilful; (arch.) willful
(doing) as one pleases; to one's heart's content; letting (something) go unchecked; leaving uncontrolled; leaving (something) to take its own course
state; condition; the way things should be; ideal state; truth
a-ha-ha (laughing loudly)
to beg; to ask; to request; to invite
to be used up; to be run out; to be exhausted; to be consumed; to come to an end
to have a talk; to tell a story
not only ... (but also); not merely; as well as; furthermore; besides; moreover
the past; bygone days; one's past (that one would prefer remained secret); past (tense); preterit; previous life
to go upstream; to go back (in time, to origin); to date back to; to trace back to
memories; recollections; reminiscence
to put on clothes; to wear clothes; to be the personification of
dear (old); fondly-remembered; beloved; missed; nostalgic
episode; anecdote; vignette
dull (e.g. a knife); blunt; thickheaded; obtuse; dull (sound, color, etc.); dim (light)
plain; frank; candid; open; direct; straightforward
to wonder; to puzzle oneself about; to feel anxious about; to suspect; to doubt
to stagnate; to settle (at the bottom); to deposit; to become sluggish; to become dull; to be delayed
meek; quiet; docile; mysterious; marvelous; marvellous
good-natured person; good person; (one's) lover; boyfriend; girlfriend
towards; against; regarding; in contrast with
tough; hard; determined; strong-minded; strong (e.g. sunlight, alcohol); severe
egoistic; self-centered; selfish
terrific; staggering; tremendous; frightful; ghastly; horrific
malicious; ill-tempered; unkind
a tiny bit; just a smidgin; a wee bit; very slightly
in one's own way or style
protection; advocacy; support; to protect (e.g. rights, etc.); to advocate (e.g. free trade, etc.); to support
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
have to (verb); must (verb); is indispensable; absolutely necessary
very hard; with utmost effort; as hard as one can; with all one's might; for dear life; eagerly