sophism; chop logic; far-fetched argument; quibble; cavil; argument for argument's sake
to lose (through death) (e.g. wife, child)
poor; needy; lacking (quantity and quality-wise); poor; scanty
environment; circumstance
to be raised (e.g. child); to be brought up; to grow (up)
sympathy; compassion; pity
present condition; existing state; status quo; current state
to accept; to receive; to agree
darkness; the dark; bewilderment; despair; hidden place; secrecy
partition; division; settlement of accounts; preliminary warm-up ritual; toeing the mark; directing
to cure; to heal; to fix; to correct; to do over again; to replace
to anyone; to everyone; by anyone; by everyone; in everyone; in anyone
to go uninvited; to call on without an invitation; to barge in on; to throng to; to crowd into; to converge upon
to get back; to regain; to recover; to make up (for); to catch up on
way (of doing); manner; method; means
overbearing; coercive; pushy; forcible; high-handed
lots of; a ton of; a mountain of; piles of; heaps of; so many
business; affairs; duties; work; procedure; task
stoppage; coming to a stop; ceasing (movement, activity, etc.); suspension (of operations); suspension (of payment, licence, etc.); (temporary) prohibition
to flicker; to glimmer; to flit; to fall lightly (snow, rain)
negotiations; discussions; connection
kind; tender-hearted; compassionate
older sister; elder sister; young lady; miss; ma'am; older girl
full payment; liquidation
illegal; illicit; unlawful
interest (on a loan, deposit, etc.)
eternity; perpetuity; permanence; immortality
mechanism; machinery; trick; dodge; mechanical doll; string puppet
claim; demand; charge; application; request; billing (for a service)
to be due to; to be caused by; to depend on; to turn on; to be based on; to come from
due form; official; formality
to stretch; to extend; to straighten out; to be flattened; to spread (of paint, cream, etc.); to stretch out (e.g. of a hand); to extend
luxury; extravagance; treat (i.e. at somebody's expense)
extra; more; unnecessary; needless; all the more; even more
to rely on; to depend on; to count on; to turn to (for help)
huh?; eh?; what?; oh; hey!; look!
thanks; gratitude; manners; etiquette; bow; reward; gift
taking a seat; sitting down (in one's seat)
newcomer; initiate; rookie
iron (for pressing clothes); hair iron; hair tong; curling tong
to feel down; to feel sad; to be in a slump (business, economy, etc.); to be in an unfavourable condition; to fall into (e.g. a hole)