approximate age; age range
use; adoption; acceptance; appointment; employment; engagement
year; age; years; past one's prime; old age
newcomer; initiate; rookie
unfortunately; sorry, but ...
subordinate; subordinates; inferior; inferiors; junior
older sister; elder sister; young lady; miss; ma'am; older girl
to assume the air of ...; to behave like ...; to put on airs; to be self-important
basket (shopping, etc.); hamper; cage
obedient; gentle; meek; submissive; docile
training for homemaking; training in homemaking arts; domestic training
link (e.g. in a chain of events); part (of a plan, campaign, activities, etc.); monocyclic
marriage partner; spouse; wife-to-be; husband-to-be; future spouse
thoughtlessly; rashly; unwisely; halfway; half-done; incomplete
wealthy; rich; affluent; well-off
chores; odd jobs; miscellaneous affairs; miscellaneous expenses
to quit one's job; to resign
hmmm; uh-huh; murmur indicating approval, comprehension, etc.
simple; artless; naive; unsophisticated
to be refined; to be polished; to be stylish; to be sophisticated
small build; small stature; petite; small pattern
work clothes; business suit
court lady; lady-in-waiting
to memorize; to memorise; to commit to memory; to learn by heart; to bear in mind; to remember
study; scholarship; learning; discipline; branch of learning; (a) science
to detain; to check; to restrain
period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years); apprenticeship; indentureship; indenture
poor; needy; lacking (quantity and quality-wise); poor; scanty
even a little; any at all; if only a little; no matter how little
to connect; to tie; to fasten; to transfer (phone call)
attempt; trial; experiment; endeavour (endeavor); effort; venture
devotion to one's family; fondness for one's family
to move (house); to change residence
as much as one can; as much as possible; if at all possible
to sit for an examination
filial piety; being kind to one's parents; taking care of one's parents
saucepan; pot; stew; hot pot
to boil; to simmer; to stew; to seethe
hot; warm; passionate; impassioned; on everybody's mind; on the radar
exposure; laying bare; baring (e.g. skin); (photographic) exposure