influential; powerful; popular; prosperous; doing well
ruin; fall; collapse; downfall; bankruptcy
just before; on the verge of; on the brink of; just in front of; just ahead of
ready wit; quick wits; resourcefulness; raising (money)
to thrust (something) into (something); to cram; to plunge into; to charge into; to delve into (a matter); to go into depth; to press (someone) about
at a young age; while still young
luckily; blessedly; fortunately
completion; accomplishment; attainment of greatness or success
isolation; being alone; being friendless
main constituent; core; nucleus; subject (philosophical); protagonist
still; yet; more; still more; as ...; like ...
to be too much for one; to find unmanageable; to be beyond one's control; to not know what to do with
ordinary; sensible; commonplace
polite; respectful; reverent
seems to be; appears to have; supposed to be
advance notice; previous note; preliminary announcement; trailer (film, TV); preview
newcomer; initiate; rookie
but then; although; though; reasonable; natural; just
to throw into disorder; to disarrange; to disturb (order, peace, etc.); to corrupt (public morals); to dishevel (hair)
long; drawn-out; very long
to complain; to lodge a complaint
special order (goods); custom (made); bespoke
humour; humor; safety; health; in a good mood; in high spirits
beautiful; lovely; heartwarming; beautiful
to pull in (fish); to land
to rise; to erect; to get up
this family; we; this house
front; frontage; facade; main
to also be (implies that as well as the earlier stated this is also the case); to be ... or something
to concern; to be related
disquieting; threatening; turbulent; restless; unsettled; disturbing
kind; sort; type; equal; match; peer
response (felt in the hands); resistance; reaction; response; effect
on the surface; ostensibly; superficially; apparently
unfounded (e.g. rumour); groundless; baseless; completely untrue