every day; daily; day after day; days (e.g. good old days)
even more; still more; further
doubt; question; suspicion; dubiousness
immediately; right away; at once; instantly
speaking by proxy; speaking for (someone else); payment by proxy; compensation by proxy; acting for (someone else); carrying out (on someone's behalf)
to think (about, of); to think over; to consider; to bear in mind; to think (that); to believe; to intend (to do)
postwar period; period after Second World War
immediately; at once; soon; before long; easily; readily
capital; funds; seed money; asset
revival; reconstruction; restoration; rebuilding; recovery; renaissance
very rich person; the super rich
a long way off; matter for the future; not going to happen anytime soon
young girl; lass; adolescent female
passage (of time); elapsing; progress; development; transit
approximately; about; to (about) the extent that; (almost) enough that; as ... as ...; like
adult (esp. person 20 years old or over); grownup; becoming an adult; coming of age; growing up (to be a man, woman)
year; age; years; past one's prime; old age
middle-age; middle age; midlife; one's middle years
near; close; close (in time); soon; close (relationship); friendly
well then ...; in that situation; in which case
funny; amusing; strange; odd; improper; unsuitable
to come together; to merge; to fit; to match; to be profitable; to be equitable
different person; another person; someone else; changed man
I've heard that ...; rumour has it that ...; it appears as if ...
daughter; girl (i.e. a young, unmarried woman)
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
to grant; to give; to confer; to teach; to instruct; to impart (knowledge)
while; during (the time when)
illegitimate child; secret love child
to profit; to get; to have (bear, beget) a child; to have a stroke of luck
nisei; second-generation Japanese (or Korean, etc.); the second (e.g. Edward II); son
secret; private; surreptitious
to raise; to rear; to train; to teach; to promote the growth of; to nurture
muscle; tendon; vein; artery; fiber; fibre; line
to go by; to go past; to run (between; of a rail service, bus route, etc.); to operate (between); to go indoors; to go into a room; to penetrate
to be satisfied (with an explanation, apology, etc.); to be happy
munching; crunching; scratching (an itch)