difficult; hard; impossible; unfeasible; fussy; particular; gloomy
-ical; -ive; -like; -ish; (something) like; along the lines of
feeling; sense; impression
still; yet; more; still more; as ...; like ...
store; shop; establishment; restaurant
for the first time; only after ... is it ...; only when ... do you ...; first time; (one's) first
business discussion; negotiation
to use (a thing, method, etc.); to make use of; to use (a person, animal, puppet, etc.); to employ; to use (time, money, etc.); to spend
inheritance; something given or received
slowly; quietly; steadily; soon; momentarily; before long
retirement (from work); leading a quiet life (after retirement); retired person; retiree; surrendering headship of the family (pre-WWII)
handy; convenient; suitable; reasonable; moderate
house; residence; family; household; lineage; family name
to search for; to look for; to hunt for; to search (a house, pocket, etc.); to search through; to rummage in (e.g. a drawer)
to live; to get along; to spend (time)
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
coexistence; living together
wife; bride; (one's) daughter-in-law
widower; divorced man not remarried; bachelor; single man
depressed; bummed out; down; heavy-hearted; heavy-spirited; feeling reluctant (to do)
appearing ...; looking ...; way to ...; method of ...ing; form; style
style; way; shape; form; appearance; state
in short; in a word; to sum up; to put it simply; to make a long story short; after all
burden; nuisance; bother; hanger-on; dependent; parasite
conclusion from reasoning, judgement or calculation based on something read or heard; reason; cause; meaning; circumstances; situation
well then ...; in that situation; in which case
remainder; remnant; (not) very; (not) much; too much; excessively
I am sorry (to hear, to say, etc.); a pity
reward; recompense; return; punishment; retribution
family; members of a family
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
to work; to labor; to function; to operate; to commit (e.g. a crime); to perpetrate
essential; important; crucial; vital; main
to be separated; to be apart; to leave; to go away; to leave (a job, etc.); to quit
to finish; to stop; to close (a business, etc.); to close down; to put away; to put back
to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience
(a) little; somewhat; somehow
to rescue from; to help out of; to save
to like; to be pleased with; to be delighted with; to take a liking to; to suit one's fancy
to suit; to match; to become; to be like
after an interval of ... years; for the first time in ... years
sensible; clever; smart; decent; tasteful