watch; guard; lookout; surveillance; watchman; sentinel
number of persons; personnel
to cut up; to cleave; to spare (time, money, etc.); to use part of something; (arch.) to have a tattoo in the corner of one's eye
telling (on someone); tattling; snitching
horizontal (as opposed to vertical); side-to-side (as opposed to front-to-back); width; side (of a box, etc.); beside; aside
to take out; to produce; to pick out; to fetch; to retrieve
grandfather; male senior-citizen; old man
splendid; nice; sufficient; satisfactory; not needing (any more of something); (already) having enough
(company) director; executive; top management; important post; role with heavy responsibilities
(apparently) that's what it's like, isn't it; that sort of (thing mentioned immediately prior)
father; dad; husband; you (of an elderly person older than the speaker); he
to curry favour (with); to play up (to); to cozy up (to); to butter up
frantic; frenetic; inevitable death; brinkmate (inevitable checkmate)
to be disgusted with; to run out of patience; to fall out of love
mother; mom; wife; you (of an elderly person older than the speaker); she
discord; (on) bad terms (with)
where; what place; how much (long, far); what extent
honorific/polite/humble prefix
social standing of a family; lineage; parentage; good family
because of; owing to; due to
home; household; family; hearth
approximate age; apparent age; marriageable age (esp. of a woman); age of maturity; age (when ...); for years (past)
unladylike; unbecoming; immodest; unthinkable; impossible; ridiculous
to put (into); to put away (in); to include (in an anthology, catalogue, etc.); to contain; to achieve (results, success, etc.); to obtain; to accept (a gift or money)
photograph; photo; picture; moving picture; movie
as many as one likes; as much as one likes; great many; plenty; almost (none); (not) much
now (when it is already much too late); at this stage; afresh; anew; again
ghastly; gruesome; appalling; lurid
television; TV; TV program; TV programme; TV broadcast
book; volume; this; present; main; head; real
fiction; fabrication; concoction
to be dead; to be lifeless
participation; taking part in; participating in; being concerned in
having no choice but to ...; all one can do is ...; there's nothing to do except ...; having nothing but ...; there is only ...; having only ...
at the most; at best; to the utmost; as much as possible; as much as one can
first; firstly; first of all; Introduction; Preface
to raise; to elevate; to move something (to a higher place); to put onto (e.g. a shelf); to increase (price, quality, status, etc.); to raise (a wage); to show someone (into a room)
abdomen; belly; womb; one's mind; one's real intentions; courage; nerve
painful; sore; cringy; embarrassing
to cram; to stuff; to jam; to squeeze; to pack; to crowd