after a short while; not long after; soon; before long; shortly thereafter
order; command; directions; instructions
to run counter to; to go against; to disobey; to infringe
to be left without means of sustenance; to be turned adrift in the streets; to be rendered homeless; to be out in the cold; to be down and out
death from cold; freezing to death
comfort; ease; easy; simple; (economically) comfortable; raku pottery
classism; class discrimination
everywhere; all over; throughout
mundane; routine; everyday; unremarkable; common; day-to-day
contempt; derision; slight; disdain
to bear; to stand; to support; to withstand; to be fit for; to be equal to
by all means; at any cost; whether (one is) willing or not; willingly or unwillingly; on no account; by no means
to be disheartened; to lose heart; to be sprained; to be snapped; to be broken
restoration; repair; mending
precious; valuable; priceless; noble; exalted; sacred
bottom layer; undermost layer; lowest (societal) class; bottom (economic) stratum; lowest caste
holy mother; birth mother of a holy man (or woman); Virgin Mary
moral way of life; correct path; moral principles
special; particular; extraordinary; exceptional; especial
whereabouts; place; location; place where one belongs; where one fits in; place where one can be oneself
ember; brand; stub (of used candle, match etc.)
to pinch; to hold (between one's fingers); to pick up and eat; to snack on; to pick out (the main point); to summarize
to smoke; to breathe in; to suck; to sip; to absorb; to soak up
sentiment; sentimentality
to be soaked in; to be flooded; to be submerged; to be immersed in (joy, memories, alcohol, etc.); to give oneself over to; to bask in
it cannot be helped; there's nothing for it; it's no use fighting back; it's hopeless; there is no way out of it
bad (taste); unpalatable; poor; unskillful; ugly; unattractive
to roll; to wheel; to turn over; to tip over; to leave; to buy and sell (quickly for a profit)
matter; affair; counter for (received) emails, text messages, voicemail messages, etc.; counter for accounts (on a website, email service, etc.)
after an interval of ... years; for the first time in ... years
photograph; photo; picture; moving picture; movie
dazzling; glaring; dazzlingly beautiful
pure; clean; untouched; innocent
to wonder; to puzzle oneself about; to feel anxious about; to suspect; to doubt
to save; to rescue; to help; to assist; to support (financially); to contribute (to)
brown rat (Rattus norvegicus); common rat; dark grey (colour, color); dark gray; secret evil-doer
to fall (e.g. blossoms, leaves); to scatter; to be dispersed; to disappear; to dissolve; to spread
at least; at most; (even) just
to throw out one's chest; to be puffed up with pride
to accomplish; to finish; to carry through; to follow through
servant; manservant; menial
difficult situation; adverse circumstances; predicament; trouble; dilemma; distress
to help out of (trouble); to extricate