rock (music); rock; boulder; on the rocks (drink)
the old days; the past; former times; the past ten years; the past decade
one's youth; early life; one's early days; one's early years
band (group of musicians); band (material); strap; belt (clothing); (frequency) band
(approximate) time; around; suitable time (or condition); time of year; season
toddling; with small, quick steps; restlessly; in continuous motion; quickly and easily; often
to buy more (of something)
to be surprised; to be taken aback; to be amazed; to be frightened; to be startled; to be alarmed
origin; source; basis; base; cause; (raw) material; ingredient
Catholic priest; abbe; reverend father; minister; padre
to look after; to take care of; to be put in charge of; to be given responsibility for; to withhold (an announcement); to reserve (judgment)
to reach the point where ...; to come to ...; to come to be that ...; to start to ...; to begin to ...
side job; sideline; subsidiary business
to start; to begin; to start up (a business, society, etc.); to open (e.g. a store); to start ...; to begin to ...
to live; to make a living; to get on with
formal; official; regular; proper; legal; due (formalities)
children's home; child care institution; orphanage
annex (to a building); annexe; extension; supplementary building
as a matter of fact; by the way; to tell you the truth; to be honest; frankly; actually
soon; before long; shortly; close (by); near; nearby
to let go of; to release; to part with (e.g. a possession); to relinquish; to send away (e.g. one's child); to let go
facility; facilities; institution; home (for the elderly, orphans, etc.)
in its entirety; whole; wholly
management; administration; operation
few; little; small (amount); low; scarce; insufficient
certainly; of course; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how); without even; without so much as; at the (least, earliest, etc.)
being independent; becoming independent; standing on one's own feet (without the use of crutches, etc.)
until (a time); till; to (a place or person); as far as; to (an extent); up to
to die; to pass away; to lose spirit; to lose vigor; to cease; to stop
to support; to maintain; to bring up; to raise; to adopt (a child); to cultivate (a habit, a quality, etc.)
extent; degree; limit; bounds; (span of) time; (a) distance; the state of
many; numerous; large amount of; large quantity of; frequent; common
landowner; landlord; landlady
plot of land; lot; soil; locality; region; place
new; novel; fresh; recent; latest; up-to-date
seeming ...; appearing ...; -ish; like a ...; typical of ...
fast; quick; early; soon; premature; too soon
inside; within; while (e.g. one is young); during; among; amongst; in (secret, chaos, poverty, etc.)
to move (house); to change residence
(some) more; even more; longer; further
cheap; inexpensive; calm; peaceful; quiet
snugly; neatly; compactly; cosily
house; residence; family; household; lineage; family name
care; looking after; trouble; bother; good offices; recommendation