consent; approval; acceptance; agreement; compliance
near oneself; close to one; familiar
childhood friend; friend from infancy; old playmate
shadow; silhouette; reflection; image; ominous sign; light (stars, moon)
to take; to carry (something) away; to bear
if one is unlucky; if one is careless
harmonious; peaceful; happy; amicable; smooth; free from trouble
being fond of children; person fond of children
front and rear; front and back; before and after; around; about; order; context
thundering; purring; something large and heavy starting to roll; scattered about; common; idleness; idling about
common sense; good sense; common knowledge; general knowledge; common practice; accepted practice
company employee; member of a corporation; company stockholder (esp. in legal contexts)
farmer; farming family; farmhouse
when push comes to shove; when needed; when necessity arises; when the moment arrives
to succeed (a person, to a position, etc.); to inherit; to patch (clothes); to mend; to add (e.g. charcoal to the fire); to replenish with
children's home; child care institution; orphanage
entering a higher-level school, esp. going on to university
junior high school graduate; middle school graduate
to build; to construct; to erect; to amass (e.g. fortune); to pile up
to jump up; to spring up; to jump (market, price, etc.); to rise sharply; to act rashly; to jump the gun
severe criticism; damnation
slut; floozie; ho; bitch; witch; overbearing woman
trading sexual favours (for career advancement, etc.)
way of speaking; intimation
impatient; tantalized; tantalised; irritated; chagrined; chagrinned
change; conversion; transformation; transformation
that much; as much; to that extent; only that; that alone; no more than that
motive power; driving force
happy family circle; sitting in a family circle and enjoying conversation; harmony in a family
younger brother; little brother; brother-in-law (spouse's younger brother or younger sister's husband); (arch.) pupil; (arch.) apprentice
as a child; when one was a child
way out; means to escape; escape route
to hit a nerve; to go for the throat; to touch a sore spot