poverty-stricken; destitute; poor; penurious
consideration; concern; fear; worry; solicitude
to help each other; to cooperate
to do for (someone); to take in; to deceive; to hoodwink
another helping; second helping; seconds; other paw!
older sister; elder sister; young lady; miss; ma'am; older girl
you're welcome; don't mention it; not at all; my pleasure
casual; unconcerned; nonchalant; ordinary; normal; regular
spirit; drive; vigour; ambition; aspiration
to lend; to loan; to let out on hire
cleaning; sweeping; dusting; scrubbing
to help; to assist; to aid; to contribute to; to be a factor in
going through; going via; going by way of
successive; consecutive; back-to-back; one after another
worry; care; anxiety; mental exhaustion
courteous; decorous; polite
noisily (esp. the noise of heavy feet)
to be saved; to be rescued; to escape harm; to be spared damage; to be helped; to be saved trouble
upper class; upper echelons of society; the rich and powerful; the elite
coming out; going out; attending (work); appearing (on stage); start; beginning; origins
decorum; propriety; politeness
to discern (e.g. right from wrong); to discriminate; to distinguish; to know (manners, one's place, etc.); to understand; to bear in mind
origin; source; beginning; starting point
the person in question; the person themselves; said person
so much; so often; oh, yes!; that's it; that's right; quite
to be taught; to learn; to take lessons in
old tale; folk tale; legend; reminiscence
outrageous; wild (ambition, idea, etc.); crazy; inordinate; extravagant (e.g. claims); audacious
extermination; elimination; renouncing worldly desires (in order to concentrate on Buddhist teachings); curing (an illness)
playing at (something); game of make-believe; something done together
to be mixed; to be blended with; to be combined; to associate with; to mingle with; to interest
to sigh; to breathe a sigh
idly; lazily; evasively; elusively; laziness; fooling around
dignity; majesty; solemnity; gravity
various; a variety of; all sorts of; many (different)
to hold a thing in one's arms; to carry in one's arms; to embrace (e.g. a baby); to take upon oneself; to be saddled with
to try to do; to attempt to do
one o'clock; once; at one time; for a time; for a while; a time
to frolic about; to mess around
(medieval) knight; samurai on horseback
to fall completely silent; to become still as death
couch; bench; ottoman; settee