(another's) daughter; young lady (of pampered upbringing); woman who has never known hardship; naive woman
watchdog; chaperone; watcher
to take on; to undertake; to take over; to inherit; to guarantee; to vouch for
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
side (of something, or taking someone's side); part; (watch) case
bitter smile; wry smile; strained laugh; sarcastic laugh
to carry on one's shoulder; to shoulder; to bear; to bear (burden, responsibility, etc.); to take upon oneself
if anything; if pushed I'd say; if I had to say
pinch; crisis; tough spot; clothespin
wanted; wished for; in need of; I want (you) to
wholehearted; earnest; determined; intent; single-minded; straightforward
one long straight object (e.g. strand of hair, beam of light, wisp of smoke); a single bloodline; earnest; resolute; (arch.) ordinary; (arch.) common
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
I wonder; do you think?; I might; some kind; some stage; somehow
(not) particularly; (not) especially; (not) specially; separately; apart; additionally
worry; concern; anxiety; care; help; aid
every person; each one; everybody
to make narrower; to shut (an umbrella); to shrug (one's shoulders); to purse (one's lips)
to make round; to roll up; to seduce; to cajole; to round off (a fraction); (arch.) to lump together
on good terms with; on cordial terms with; getting along well with; to make friends with; to be good friends with; to get along with
to introduce; to compare; to check; to adjust; to pull into place
love; love-making; passion; emotion; affections
when it comes to ...; where ... is concerned; if it's the case that ...; if it turns out that ...; if it's true that ...
union; unity; bundling; binding; (arch.) putting on (clothes, armour, etc.)
not less than; ... and over; beyond (e.g. one's expectations); above; above-mentioned; aforementioned
terrific; fierce; terrible; tremendous; dreadful; awful
to remove; to eliminate; to eradicate; to exclude; to except
among these; between these; of these; in here; in this
halfway; half measures; unfinished; incomplete; by halves; half-baked
flicker (light); waver; trickle (water); glance at
to lick; to lap; to taste; to experience (esp. a hardship); to look down on (someone); to make fun of
positive; assertive; active; proactive; aggressive
keep ...-ing; have been ...-ing; leaving (something) on; leaving (something) still in use
comparatively; relatively; unexpectedly; unusually; considering; for one's ...
before one knows it; without realizing; unawares; unnoticed
(of a lie, etc.) obvious; transparent
direct; immediate; personal; firsthand
(not) even once; (not) ever
not only that, but also; besides that; in addition to that; on top of that; furthermore
teacher (to whom one owes a debt of gratitude); mentor; one's former teacher
to content oneself with; to be resigned to (one's fate); to be contented (satisfied) with (one's lot)
maintaining a reasonable distance; neutral position; indecision
idly; lazily; aimlessly; evasively; elusively; vaguely
to be helpful; to be dependable; to stand by (someone)