pride; dignity; self-worth
high-class; high-grade; high-quality; high-ranking; high-level; senior
residence; housing; residential building
to let go of; to release; to part with (e.g. a possession); to relinquish; to send away (e.g. one's child); to let go
bank; banking institution
to borrow; to rent; to hire; to make use of (another's help, wisdom, etc.); to obtain; to use (for another purpose)
downward spiral; negative spiral; vicious circle
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)
covered with; stained; smeared
statue; picture; picture revealing character
agreement; concurrence; conformance; compliance
bungalow; one-story house
babysitting; babysitter; nanny; taking care of; looking after; accompanying
gloss; luster; mellowness (of a voice); youthfulness (e.g. of skin); interest; appeal
complexion; colour; color; blood red
shirt (undergarment); undershirt; singlet; shirt (outerwear; usu. with collar and buttons)
muscular; lean (of a company's operations, etc.)
well aware of; know thoroughly; being familiar with (and thus feeling no need for restraint)
one's house; one's home; one's family
reception room; parlor; parlour
furthermore; again; after all; more and more; moreover; even more
certificate of merit; testimonial
kind; sort; type; equal; match; peer
fading; faded colour; faded color
ruin; fall; collapse; downfall; bankruptcy
husband and wife both working (for a living); joint breadwinning (by husband and wife)
please; kindly; by all means; certainly; here you are; to give
slowly; unhurriedly; without haste; leisurely; at one's leisure
truth; reality; sincerity; honesty; content; substance
frank; candid; straightforward; openhearted; direct; outspoken
if anything; conversely; putting it the other way around; coming at it from the opposite angle
misdeed; wrongdoing; wickedness
to expose; to disclose; to lay bare; to confess
to speak ill of the dead; to criticize the dead
similar but different; alike only in appearance; falsely similar; spurious; sham; pseudo-
evaluation; appraisal; assessment; judgement; estimation; criticism