relatively; comparatively
by the way; in this connection; incidentally; in passing
last night; yesterday evening
labour shortage; labor shortage; shortage of workers; shortage of hands
the present; present time; as of; present tense; this world; this life
looking coldly on; looking upon disapprovingly; frowning on
living; lifestyle; living room
cupboard; locker; closet; wardrobe; cabinet
prohibition; inhibition; ban
tide; current; tendency; trend
social standing of a family; lineage; parentage; good family
indeed; really; absolutely; truly; actually; very
detached house; single house; single building; isolated house; house in isolated location
chief seat; seat of honor; seat of honour; head of the table
entering; setting (of the Sun); containing; content; income; beginning
to slurp; to sip (loudly); to sniffle; to sniff
penance; austerities; mortification; asceticism
to lay aside; to set aside
to be affected; to put on airs; to act like (something one isn't); to pretend to be
cup (drinking vessel, measure, brassiere, prize, etc.)
buttocks; behind; undersurface; bottom; last place; end
to run up (a hill, stairs etc.); to dash up; to rush up
confluence (of rivers); merge (of traffic); conflux; union (e.g. of forces); linking up; merging
to run to; to come running; to rush (someplace); to hasten
to crack; to develop a crack
fragment; broken piece; splinter; chip; shard
dispersion; scattering; spreading out; diffusion
to take along; to hold in the hand; to hang (e.g. from the shoulder or waist)
of late; lately; this part; this point; here
other than; except for; aside from; apart from; save for
conduct; behavior; behaviour
negligence; carelessness; inattention; unpreparedness
tolerance level; permissible range; acceptable limits
to cross over; to cross; to pass through; to exceed; to surpass; to be more (than)
failure; mistake; blunder
halfway; half measures; unfinished; incomplete; by halves; half-baked
hair style; coiffure; hairdo
(lit.) blood flows; to have the blood of ... running in one's veins (artist, warrior, etc.); to be born with particular skills, characteristics, etc.; to have something "in one's blood"