hearer; listener; audience; interviewer; questioner
fragile; brittle; delicate; sensitive
to be careful; to pay attention; to take care
at that time; in those days
to send; to dispatch; to despatch; to bestow (favour, etc.); to grant (e.g. pardon)
clanging; banging; throbbing (headache); pounding; fully; vigorously
to resound; to be heard far away; to reverberate; to shake; to come (home); to remain (with someone)
in that way; like that; that way
simply; merely; only; solely
difficulty; trouble; accident; disaster; fault; defect
considerably; not a little; in no small numbers
elder brother; one's senior; older man; man older than oneself
wrong impression; subjective impression; assumption; prejudice
one country; whole country; hotheaded; stubborn
love for (one's) family; family love; familial love
nuisance to other people; inconvenience to others
source of worry; source of distress
one's circumstances; environment; situation (in life)
older brother and younger sister
around the world; throughout the world
unhurriedly; leisurely; slowly; relaxedly; taking one's time
retirement (from work); leading a quiet life (after retirement); retired person; retiree; surrendering headship of the family (pre-WWII)
position; location; base; point; site
first; firstly; first of all; Introduction; Preface
to be thrilled; to be excited
one's nature; one's feelings; plain; unadorned; mere; poor
to lower one's voice; to speak more softly
door (Western-style, car, etc.)
to be lucky; to be in luck; to be attached; to have; to be included
time passes; the days and months go by; the months roll on
day by day; by the day; (arch.) daily; (arch.) every day
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
to wrench open; to prize open; to pick (lock)
it's none of your business; it's not your concern
to lose one's way; to get lost
street performer (comedian)
the whole company; the party; attendance (at a gathering); presence; banquet; dinner; troupe
three; three years of age
body; trunk; torso; hull (boat); fuselage (aircraft)
hands and feet; limbs; person at one's beck and call; person at hand; reliable worker
to be lucky; to be in luck; to be attached; to have; to be included
will (urge) to create; creative urge; appetite for writing
to flush out (game, etc.); to drive (animals); to beat; to urge; to spur on; to push on