cheap; inexpensive; calm; peaceful; quiet
life plan; plan for one's life; planning one's life
choices; alternatives; options
to give up; to abandon (hope, plans); to resign oneself (to)
thought; imagination; mind; desire; wish; love
one parent; single parent
under (guidance, supervision, rules, the law, etc.); under (a flag, the sun, etc.); beneath; with (e.g. one blow); on (the promise, condition, assumption, etc. that ...); (somebody's) side
to live; to get along; to spend (time)
sponging (e.g. off one's parents); sponger
recommendation; advice; suggestion; encouragement
hot (thing); passionate (feelings, etc.); ardent; hot (e.g. temper); zealous; enthusiastic; intense
to learn by experience; to learn one's lesson; to learn the hard way; to be discouraged (by); to have enough (of); to be disgusted (with)
bone; frame; outline; core; backbone; spirit
by all means; at any cost; whether (one is) willing or not; willingly or unwillingly; on no account; by no means
outer canthus; outer corner of the eye
to wipe; to mop up; to get rid of (an impression, feeling, blemish, etc.); to dispel (e.g. shame); to erase
to turn back; to go back; to come back; to return; to retrace one's steps
only; merely; but; no more than
several years; a few years
if you are so inclined; if it suits you; if you like
to be complete; to be all present; to be equal; to be uniform; to gather; to assemble
spiritual exchange; reciprocal flow of feeling
even if not; even without
near; close; beside; vicinity; proximity; besides
to remain; to abide; to stay (in the one place); to be limited to; to be confined to; to only account for
to reconsider; to rethink; to reassess
very; considerably; by no means; not readily; middle; half-way point
to close (at a certain point); to cut short; to round up (number); to revalue (currency)
possible; potential; practicable; feasible
to contain; to comprise; to hold in the mouth; to bear in mind; to understand; to express (emotion, etc.)
ban (e.g. on smoking); prohibition
to pull; to draw; to string (lines); to run (cable); to pull towards oneself (e.g. someone's sleeve); to drag; to haul
wrong; not good; hopeless; past hope; must not do
trouble; problem; mess; difficulty; nuisance
to be too much for one; to find unmanageable; to be beyond one's control; to not know what to do with
to be sad; to mourn for; to regret
very young; little; childish; immature
to be delighted; to be glad; to congratulate; to gratefully accept
discord; (on) bad terms (with)
(not) anything; (nothing) at all; and everything else; and all; (not) at all; (not) in the least
hardly any; almost nonexistent; very little
attachment; adhesion; tenacity; fixation; obsession
in hand; on hand; on one; handheld