to light (a candle, lamp, etc.); to turn on (a light)
passage; pathway; roadway; avenue; aisle
here and there; all around; everywhere; to get things in the wrong order (back to front); to become muddled up
play equipment; playground equipment
miserable; wretched; lonely; dreary; shabby; comfortless
to spur (on); to expedite; to encourage
house search (e.g. by the police)
if one is unlucky; if one is careless
intimacy; friendship; familiarity
restaurant with only set meals
self-deprecation; self-derision; self-mockery; laughing at oneself
turning into a slum; becoming run-down; slumism; slumification
thereupon; shortly thereafter
to move (house); to change residence
meanwhile; in the meantime
population ageing (aging)
vicious circle; vicious cycle
household; home; family; housekeeping
single-mother household; fatherless family
trouble; hardship; difficulty; anxiety; worry; concern
so much (something) as to (e.g. so moved as to cry); overwhelmed; carried away; because of too much
stipulation; prescription; provision; regulation; rule
to be contrary to; to be inconsistent with; to act contrary to (rules or guidelines); to violate; to oppose; to rebel
dwelling; house; residence; living; life
making; forming; cultivating; form; appearance
intently; single-mindedly; devotedly; solely; earnestly; with all one's heart
these days; nowadays; present day; at this time (of the day)
to take the lead; to lead a group; to be in the vanguard
jokingly; in the form of a joke
relief; mitigation; alleviation; relaxation (of restrictions, tensions, etc.); easing; softening
strange; odd; unexpected; change; incident; disturbance
to shorten; to cut short; to trim; to cut down on; to reduce; to scrimp on
washing; laundry; relaxing; taking a break
every other day; every second day
to happen to meet; to come across
(not) altogether; (not) wholly
fusion; melting; liquefaction
chime; bell (e.g. doorbell)