beginning; start; first (in line, etc.); origin; such as ...; not to mention ...
to be greedy; to devour greedily
house; one's house; one's home; one's family
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
chatteringly; wittering on; prattling on; blathering on
boiling; seething; becoming heated (e.g. debate); excitement; soaring (prices); shooting up
to talk down; to corner someone in an argument
to set one's hand to; to start work on; to embezzle; to use (money obtained in illegal fashion); to have sexual relations; to have an affair
holiday house; vacation home; villa; prison; jail
difference in social standing; difference in social position
feeling obliged; being grateful; being thankful; (arch.) shrinking back in fear
(state of) house arrest; (state of) confinement
indulging in every possible luxury
very important person; VIP
district; region; the country; countryside; civilian society
granted that; even if; even though
skip (bounding forward with alternate hops on each foot); skipping (over); skip (captain of a curling team); skipper
such a thing; something like that
child's face; childlike face; boyish face; baby face
accent (of one's speech); dialect; provincialism; corrupted form (e.g. of word); mispronunciation
first generation; founder
sullenly; taciturnly; morosely; taciturn person; uncommunicative person
genuine article; real thing; real deal
teatime; tea break; coffee break
It's absolute heaven; It's sheer bliss
lightly (floating); buoyantly; puffing (on a pipe, cigarette, etc.); tooting (a trumpet, horn, etc.); blowing (a flute, whistle)
becoming irritated (suddenly); getting annoyed
the ostentation (bad taste) of the nouveau riche; air of vulgar prosperity
to choke up; to be speechless; to hold one's tongue
to be elegant; to be graceful; to be refined