unbearable; intolerable; unendurable
proposal; proposition; suggestion
grumbling; muttering; nonsense
shield; buckler; escutcheon; pretext
displeasure; discomfort; unpleasantness; indisposition; ailment
as much as one can; as much as possible; if at all possible
to look after; to take care of; to be put in charge of; to be given responsibility for; to withhold (an announcement); to reserve (judgment)
to die; (lit.) to become bones
finding employment; getting a job
entering a higher-level school, esp. going on to university
liquor-soaked; continuous drinking; daily drinking; binge drinking
night flight (without paying); skipping out by night; moonlight flit
to explain adequately; to be accountable
to do over again; to redo; to start over; to remake; to resume; to recommence
cash; ready money; money on hand; mercenary; self-interested; calculating
put; place; leave; do (in preparation)
to sever relations (with somebody; esp. a relative or spouse); to break off (with)
to send out; to forward; to show (a person) out
to be at one's wits' end; to be cornered; (lit.) to be packed to the hilt
securing; obtaining; ensuring; belay; belaying
for the time being; for the present; immediate; present; for some time (after); current account
fail-safe; foolproof; totally safe
influential person; man of importance
unthinkable; count for nothing; not matter; out of the question
to digest; to break down; to break to pieces; to be able to use; to be good at; to finish; to complete
getting deeply involved; going deeply into; going too far (into something)
to turn one's hand to; to reach out one's hand; to get involved in; to make a move on; to strike; to beat
father; dad; husband; you; he
isolation; being alone; being friendless
information; experience; observation; seeing and hearing
thinly; slightly; vaguely; a little
hard; solid; stiff; tight; strong; firm (not viscous or easily moved); safe
property; fortune; assets
during imprisonment; while in jail
to let go of; to release; to part with (e.g. a possession); to relinquish; to send away (e.g. one's child); to let go
to take into one's possession; to receive; to take into one's care (e.g. person, pet); to take custody of; to leave; to go away