domestic help; domestic helper; domestic servant; maid
roundabout (e.g. expression); indirect (reference, criticism, etc.); oblique
to earn (income); to make (money); to score (points, victory); to gain (time); to work hard (at one's job); to labor
pretext; history; past; according to ...; ... says
like a decent person; human
specialist; expert; professional; authority; pundit
to put one's life on the line; to risk one's life; to put everything one has into it
to challenge to (a fight, game, etc.); to throw down the gauntlet; to tackle (e.g. a problem); to attempt; to pressure (someone) for sex; to make advances to
to have a go; to try and do (something); to take a chance with something
to desire; to wish for; to expect; to see; to command (a view of)
contrary to expectations; or so we thought, but ...
to hang one's head; to droop one's head
feeling; sensation; emotion; interjection
almost every day; almost daily
common knowledge; well-known fact
prospects of victory; chances of success
amount of experience; experience level; experience point; exp; XP
half and half; fifty-fifty
winner-takes-all (system)
magician; wizard; sorcerer; witch
tuck (e.g. in a dress); rise (e.g. in price)
in; on; at (place); as for; regarding
favorable treatment; favourable treatment; hospitality; warm reception; good treatment; hearty welcome
to be tied together; to be connected to; to lead to; to be related to; to be related (by blood)
together (with); at the same time; in a lump
trying to think of a way (to); devising means (to); working out (how to do); contriving (to raise money); managing
to be lucky; to be in luck; to be attached; to have; to be included
tone (of voice); manner of talking
finally; at last; ultimately; in the end
thin; pale; light; watery; thin; weak (taste, etc.); little (affection, etc.) not much (of a presence)
to insist; to assert; to be obstinate in saying
depending on; as soon as; immediately after; as (e.g. "as one is told", "as one wishes"); whatever (e.g. "whatever is at hand"); order; program
no!; no no!; no, not at all
decorum; propriety; politeness
talkativeness; garrulity; loquacity
(in the) neighbourhood; neighborhood; around; about; for instance; say
no!; no no!; no, not at all
emptiness; hollowness; vacancy; inanity; pointlessness; meaninglessness