to put on airs; to act big; to throw one's weight about; to be overbearing; to be domineering; to be bossy
speech; tongue; dialect; brogue; bento; Japanese box lunch; petal
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
only; merely; approximately; about; just (finished, etc.); as if to; (as though) about to
(corporate) bankruptcy; insolvency; commercial failure; failed business
cost of medical treatment; medical expenses; fees for treatment
to mount up; to pile up; to accumulate; to increase
capital investment; capital expenditure; investment in plant and equipment
long illness; protracted illness
extent; degree; limit; bounds; (span of) time; (a) distance; the state of
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
father; dad; husband; you; he
trouble; hardship; difficulty; anxiety; worry; concern
in that way; thus; so; so?
second marriage; remarriage
to attend on; to wait on; to accompany; to escort; to chaperone
very young; little; childish; immature
necessary; needed; essential; necessity; need; requirement
abruptly; suddenly; all of a sudden; without warning
seven; seven years of age; four o'clock (old time system)
older sister; elder sister
confirmation; verification; validation; review; check; affirmation
child from previous marriage; child of a former spouse; stepchild
primary school; elementary school; grade school
graduation; completion (of a course); moving on (from); outgrowing (something); leaving (a group, company, etc.)
spring; springtime; New Year; prime (of life); height (of one's prosperity); adolescence
junior high school; middle school; lower secondary school
senior high school; high school
to live; to get along; to spend (time)
below; down; bottom; beneath; underneath; just after; right after
another person; other people; unrelated person (i.e. not related by blood); outsider; stranger
choking; suffocating; stifling; oppressive; heavy
to recall; to remember; to recollect
another; one more; not quite; not very good; lacking
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
spring break; spring vacation
entry to school or university; matriculation; enrolment (in university, etc.) (enrollment)
procedure; process; proceedings; formalities