adventure; venture; venture which is unlikely to succeed; risky attempt; danger
still; as yet; (not) yet; more; (more) still; at least
difficult; hard; impossible; unfeasible; fussy; particular; gloomy
house; residence; family; household; lineage; family name
in terms of both ... and ...; from the perspective of ... as well as ...; whether it be ... or ...
although I say; although one might say; although called
financially scraping by; meagre existence (meager); hand to mouth existence; living one's life without plan; living life day-by-day; taking life one day at a time
poverty-stricken; destitute; poor; penurious
instead; but (on the other hand)
trouble; bother; trouble; difficulty; care; attention
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
to raise; to raise up; to wake; to wake up; to cause; to bring about; to start
promise; agreement; appointment; engagement; convention; rule
well; properly; best regards; please remember me; just like ...; as though one were ...
talk; speech; topic; subject; discussions; negotiation; rumor
late at night; at a late hour
to continue; to last; to continue (without a break); to be unbroken; to occur again and again; to lead to; to connect to
one face; one surface; the whole surface; one aspect; one side; (on) the other hand; one broad, flat object
ice; shaved ice (usually served with flavored simple syrup)
to cover; to hide; to conceal; to wrap; to disguise
certainly; of course; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how); without even; without so much as; at the (least, earliest, etc.)
flame; blaze; flames (of intense emotion, e.g. love, jealousy, anger); passion
to wrap up; to pack; to cover; to envelop; to conceal (a feeling); to hide
becoming red-hot; red heat; scorching heat; burning (love); passionate (e.g. debate); ardent
well-informed person; walking dictionary; extensive knowledge
again; once more; also; too; on the other hand; while; and
being good at conversation; good talker; conversationalist
heart-pounding; exciting; thrilling; to have one's heart pound; to be thrilled
hot (to the touch); passionate (feelings, etc.); ardent; hot (e.g. temper); zealous; enthusiastic; intense
lyrical; poetic; expressive of emotion
old; aged; long; since long ago; of the distant past; long-ago
in succession; one after another
to spread (out); to extend; to stretch; to reach to; to get around; to fill (e.g. a space)
quiet; silent; slow; unhurried; calm; peaceful
excitement; stimulation; agitation; arousal
how much; how many; to what extent
very young; little; childish; immature
account of a dream; fantastic story; wild tale; empty dream
appearing ...; looking ...; way to ...; method of ...ing; form; style
please; kindly; by all means; certainly; here you are; to give