already; yet; soon; shortly; further; more
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
idea; notion; sense (e.g. of duty); resignation (to one's fate); acceptance; observation and contemplation
other party; other side; ahead; in front; destination
street; road; traffic; coming and going; flow (of water, air, etc.); passage; transmission (of sound)
intention; plan; belief; assumption; estimate; estimation
ten; 10; ten years of age
of long standing; long-pending; long-cherished; for years (past); over a period of years; for a long time
to employ; to hire (a servant)
to cry; to shed tears; to suffer (from); to be troubled (by); to accept (an unreasonable request, loss, etc.); to do reluctantly
while; during; while; although; all; both
to wait; to await; to look forward to; to depend on; to need
finally; at last; barely; narrowly; gradually; little by little
anger; rage; fury; wrath; indignation
to be solved; to be worked out; to come loose; to come untied; to be removed (of restrictions); to be lifted (e.g. of a ban)
nonetheless; nevertheless; but; (and) yet
scary; frightening; eerie; dreadful
on the contrary; rather; instead; all the more
Qing dynasty (of China; 1644-1912); Ch'ing dynasty; Manchu dynasty
pitiful; unfortunate; poor; unpardonable; regrettable
origin; source; basis; base; cause; (raw) material; ingredient
history; pedigree; lineage
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
falling into straitened circumstances; downfall; ruin
just (now); quite (near); unintentionally; subconsciously
live-in domestic service; live-in apprenticeship; public duty; public service
to reach the point where ...; to come to ...; to come to be that ...; to start to ...; to begin to ...
so; therefore; accordingly; like I said; I told you already
grandmother; old woman; female senior citizen
what kind of; what sort of; what
fate; destiny; connection; tie; pretext; justification
emergency; extreme; great; extraordinary
cute; adorable; dear; precious; innocent; childlike
wonderful; marvelous; strange; strangely enough; oddly enough; for some reason
is something that; is that which
3rd day of the month; three days
to be disgusted with; to run out of patience; to fall out of love
whole year; all year round; always; all the time; during an era; second-year kindergarten student
to be too much for one; to find unmanageable; to be beyond one's control; to not know what to do with
neighborhood; neighbourhood; street; block; town
stupid brat; mischievous kid; troublemaker
shunning; ostracism; exclusion; flick (of one's finger; to express disgust, scorn, disapproval, etc.)
prizing; valuing highly; esteeming
(cannot) possibly; (not) by any means; (not) at all; utterly; absolutely
to like; to love; to be fond of
nature (of a person); sex; gender; sex (i.e. sexual attraction, activity, etc.); gender; -ty
without; but if; otherwise; or else