poor (living); barely continuing; just scraping along; very narrow
vague recollection; faint memory
to consider (all the circumstances); to bear (a number of things) in mind
briskly; smartly; promptly; clearly; lucidly
if anything; if pushed I'd say; if I had to say
flamboyant; extravagant; showy; attention-seeking
return; relapse; recurrence
everywhere; everywhere one goes; wherever one goes
nursemaid; nanny; babysitter; child-minding; babysitting
tailoring; dressmaking; sewing; making; preparation
hire (charge); rent; charge; fare; fee; freight
to duck one's head; to pull in one's head; to duck down; to shrug one's shoulders
method of treatment; cure; remedy
to find a clear solution; to come to a clean decision; to give a clear explanation; to divide exactly (without remainder); to divide evenly
remains; traces; (the sorrow of) parting; end
one's station in life; one's personal history; one's circumstances; one's lot; one's destiny; one's future
knowing how to swim with the tide; being good at dealing with things
to be sharp; to be keen; to be on the ball; to have a mind like a steel trap; to be clever
courage; bravery; pluck; nerve; grit; guts
to say something is all right; to give the all-clear (e.g. to do something)
unable to speak; inarticulate; mute; speechless; tongue-tied
to move (house); to change residence
intuition; instinct; insight; hunch; immediacy
devious; cunning; sly; crafty
(more than) enough; too much; bitterly; extremely; keenly
recklessness; rashness; foolhardiness; temerity; (lit.) without watching where one is going
grown-up (manner, etc.); mature; adult
congestion; crush; crowding; confusion; disorder
in the company of; accompanied by ...; as a group comprising ...; likes of ...
(hard) candy; toffee; rice-sugar; sugar made from the starch of rice, potatoes, etc.; amber; yellowish-brown
sale; selling; selling point; gimmick; seller; vendor
obscene; indecent; lewd; bawdy; loose; improper
lightning; flash of lightning; lightning bolt
shape; appearance; collateral; obverse of an old "zeni" coin
pure white; blank (e.g. mind, paper)
car; automobile; vehicle; wheel
almost every day; almost daily
thorn; spine; splinter (esp. lodged in one's flesh); hard sharp item (esp. lodged in one's throat, e.g. fish bone); biting words