rag; old cloth; tattered clothes; ragged clothes; fault (one is trying to hide); defect
how kind of you; that's very nice of you; kindly
clean; hygienic; sanitary; pure; virtuous; immaculate
complaint; protest; objection; one's say; what one has to say; claim
staringly; scrutinizing; scrutinising
displeasure; discomfort; unpleasantness; indisposition; ailment
to get to the main subject; to move on to the main topic; to get down to business
10,000; ten thousand; myriad; everything; all; (arch.) various
father; dad; husband; you (of an elderly person older than the speaker); he
cost of medical treatment; medical expenses; fees for treatment
cost of repairs; repair costs
interest (on a deposit, loan, etc.)
to swell up; to bulge; to swell (of a budget, population, etc.); to increase significantly; to balloon
to be mixed; to be blended with; to associate with; to mingle with; to join
ignorant of the ways of the world
still; yet; more; still more; furthermore; in addition
(another's) daughter; young lady (esp. of respectable upbringing)
excessive profits; unfair profit; exorbitant interest; usury
market price; speculation (e.g. on stocks); reputation (according to conventional wisdom); estimation
autograph; signature; sign; signal; indication
from the place (where); from the fact that ...; caused by the fact that ...; because
to use one's influence; to pull strings; to take measures; to make the necessary preparations
father; father (e.g. of a discipline); pioneer (e.g. of field of research); God; Father
false accusation; trumped up-charge; pretext; statement that cannot be retracted; saying something one cannot take back
shout; cry; outcry; yell; shriek; scream
to laugh mockingly; to smile with contempt; to jeer; to sneer
to eat; to live; to make a living; to bite; to sting (as insects do); to tease; to torment
he; she; that person; (arch.) you
to impose (a tax, fine, etc.); to levy; to assign (a task, duty, etc.); to give; to set
yes; yea; aye; (arch.) to be so
town; block; downtown; main street; street; road
tightly; tautly; (springing, straightening) up; suddenly; intuitively; instinctively
to hurt one's feelings; to rub someone the wrong way
junior high school; middle school; lower secondary school
one's origin (e.g. city, country, parentage, school)
ten; 10; ten years of age
to catch fire; to be ignited; to ignite; to flare up (of an emotion, controversy, etc.); to blaze; to be ignited (of a dispute, commotion, etc.)
slovenly (appearance, work, etc.); sloppy; untidy; weak; feeble; weak-willed