only; merely; but; no more than
quickly; calmly; intently
mouthful; morsel; gulp; sip; one word; in short
to become known; to come to light; to be known; to be understood; to clearly not amount to much; to be insignificant
worry; concern; anxiety; care; help; aid
to be grieved at heart; to be troubled; to be worried; to trouble oneself (about something)
life; lifetime; career; for life; all one's life; throughout one's life
quiet (place); still; silent; inconspicuously; modestly; quietly
to keep in mind; to bear in mind; to try; to aim to do; to endeavor; to endeavour
depending on; as soon as; immediately after; as (e.g. "as one is told", "as one wishes"); whatever (e.g. "whatever is at hand"); order; program
to continue to do; to persist in doing
to like; to be pleased with; to be delighted with; to take a liking to; to suit one's fancy
by the way; incidentally; sometimes; occasionally; precisely (at that time); exactly
book; volume; this; present; main; head
to count on one's fingers
disorderly; messy; absurd; unreasonable; very; extremely
to tear off; to pluck off; to take forcibly
treatment; reception; service; working conditions; salary; pay
master; Your lordship; My lord; husband
long-cherished ambition; satisfaction
to be fragrant; to smell (good); to stink; to smell (bad); to glow; to be bright
licking; lapping up; (eating up) quickly; gobbling up
to love; to cherish; to admire; to appreciate
narrow; confined; small; limited; narrow-minded; confining
to lock up; to shut up; to imprison
criterion; standard; yardstick; rough estimate; approximation
vague; faint; dim; indistinct; hazy; blurry
to pass (of time); to elapse
to become possible; to become able to (do)
height (of body); stature
to stretch; to extend; to straighten out; to be flattened; to spread (of paint, cream, etc.); to stretch out (e.g. of a hand); to extend
to have a certain mood or feeling; to have a hunch
to ascertain; to check; to make sure
to lose weight; to become thin; to wither away
ago; since; before; previous
unsanitary condition; lack of hygienic care; inattention to hygiene; unhygienic conditions
minimum; at the very least
tempering (metal); annealing; forging; toughening; disciplining; training