menial; meanness; servility; abject
tradition; legend; folklore
foolishness; stupidity; silliness
extraordinary; preposterous; outrageous; absurd
resources; maneuver; manoeuvre
unbecoming; unsuitable; disgraceful; wrong for one's age; unworthy of one's years; thoughtless for one's age
earnestly; immediately; exactly
to hold out (e.g. against an attack); to hang on; to withstand; to endure; to last
to ascertain; to check; to make sure
to become stiff (of muscles); to get absorbed in; to develop a passion for; to be elaborate; to be intricate
to draw near; to draw closer; to press (e.g. for an answer); to hound
process; course; mechanism
waterfall; cataract; cascade
discussion; argument; debate
to step back; to move back; to withdraw (from the presence of a superior); to leave; to resign; to retire
getting a lump in one's throat; overflowing with feelings; chest full of; lungs full of
seven; seven years of age; four o'clock (old time system)
to dance (orig. a whirling dance); to flutter about; to revolve
cupboard; locker; closet; wardrobe; cabinet
to classify; to sort out; to sift through
to adhere to; to stick to; to keep close to; to go along with; to get involved with; to be thick with
household economy; housekeeping; homemaking
to fold (clothes, umbrella); to close (a shop, business); to vacate
to flare up; to burst into flames
I fear that it's likely that; with all due respect
life; existence; (one's) working life; career; life force; lifeblood
cold; chilly; cold (attitude, stare, etc.); frigid; composed; cool
material; substance; matter
to long for; to yearn after; to admire; to be attracted by
to be defeated; to be beaten; to be unsuccessful; to lose
feelings; emotion; compassion; sympathy; passion; affection
to hurt; to ache; to feel a pain; to be injured; to be spoiled (e.g. food); to be damaged
sentiment; emotions; one's feelings; one's heart
third party; third person; outsider; disinterested person
ago; since; before; previous