dwelling; house; residence; living; life
pivot; vital point; cornerstone; Japanese photinia
apartment building; apartment block; apartment house; apartment
minute; detailed; careful; scrupulous; thorough
secret manoeuvres (maneuvers); operating behind the scenes
ticklish; embarrassed; awkward; ill at ease (esp. when receiving public praise)
exaltation; emotional uplift
basket (shopping, etc.); hamper; cage
luggage; baggage; burden; payload (of a packet, cell, etc.)
opening (a letter, parcel, etc.); breaking the seal; unboxing (a product); unsealed mail
mark; sign; symbol; emblem; badge; crest
factory; plant; mill; workshop
doing (with resolve); carrying out (e.g. a plan)
minivan; people-mover; 6-8 seat automobile with sliding door or doors
anywhere; for all time; through thick and thin; come hell or high water; persistently; stubbornly
very careful; thoroughly prepared
financial power; financial means; wealth
to fill in a hole; to plug a gap (money, personnel, etc.); to make up for a deficiency; to cover a deficit
to writhe (in pain); to be in agony; to be anguished; to be agonized; to be troubled
indeed; really; absolutely; truly; actually; very
custom; practice; said; aforementioned; instance; example
to bring (somebody into a place); to lead into
hands and feet; limbs; person at one's beck and call; person at hand; reliable worker
meeting face-to-face; seeing in person; facing (each other); opposing (traffic, etc.); confronting
shopping district; shopping street; downtown
multi-unit apartments; apartment complex
to lie deep in; to extend far back
to drag along; to pull; to force someone along; to prolong; to drag out; to influence strongly
reckless; daredevil; frantic; foolhardy
to shout; to cry; to scream; to clamour
once; before; formerly; never yet; never before; first time
conveyor belt; belt conveyor
establishment; institution; installation (of a machine or equipment)
many; much; majority (of); greater part (of); mostly; mainly
will; probably; may; I think; surely; I hope
to dance (orig. a whirling dance); to flutter about; to revolve
to get accustomed to using
principle; aim; purport; gist; instructions; orders
to be born again; to make a fresh start in life