worst; worst-case (scenario)
stability; steadiness; equilibrium
home (family, domestic) life
to build; to construct; to erect; to amass (e.g. fortune); to pile up
unfortunately; unluckily; regrettably
splendid; magnificent; utter (esp. defeat); total; (arch.) something worth seeing; (arch.) sight
hitting the target; striking home; proving to be right; coming true; being on the mark
as you see; as you can see
state; condition; circumstances; sight; spectacle
to become known; to come to light; to be known; to be understood; to clearly not amount to much; to be insignificant
determination; resolution
to chew thoroughly; to bite (e.g. one's lip); to reflect upon; to digest
secret; private; surreptitious
to bring someone happiness; to make someone happy
Occident and Orient (esp. the Occident); ocean; sea; foreign; Western
uncle; old man; mister; manybar goatfish (Parupeneus multifasciatus)
below; down; bottom; beneath; underneath; just after; right after
managing director; executive director; routine business; regular business
the person in question; the person themselves; said person
chair; stool; post; office; position
to sit; to squat; to assume (a position); to hold steady; to hold still
wife; Mrs; (arch.) wife of a nobleman (aristocrat, etc.); (arch.) consort of the emperor
to fit into (a box, frame, category, etc.); to be contained within; to settle down (into); to be installed (in one's rightful place); to settle into (one's position); to take up (a post); to be delivered
if anything; if pushed I'd say; if I had to say
old-fashioned; archaic; antique; antiquated
still more; even more; all the more; still less; even less
to lose (something); to mislay; to get rid of; to eliminate; to remove
human; human-like; as a person
growth; development; growing up; growth (of a company, the economy, etc.)
to be incomparable; to be completely different matters; to be completely different things
well-matched (esp. of a couple); becoming; suitable
married couple; husband and wife; man and wife; his and hers; pair of objects, one larger (for man), one smaller (for woman)
distinction; difference; separate; different; exception; exclusion
(in the) neighbourhood; neighborhood; around; about; for instance; say
outer surface; outward appearance; outside; outside; outer; outward
brother-in-law (spouse's older brother or older sister's husband); older stepbrother