eldest daughter; first-born daughter
confinement; imprisonment; incarceration
friend; ally; supporter; taking sides with; supporting; standing by
the breakup (dispersal) of a family
fastidiousness; enthusiasm for one thing; meticulousness; susceptibility for a stiffening of the shoulders
in some way; somehow or other; somewhere or other
speck; dot; point; only a little; particle; only one
to take notice (of); to pay attention (to)
speaking of ...; when it comes to ...; as for ...; if one were to say ...
present (e.g. government, administration); current; existing
house where one was born; one's parents' house
adopted daughter; foster daughter
baby girl; primary schoolgirl
place; situation; position; location
biological child; one's own child
it's different when ... but; it's not so bad when ... but
to grow long (e.g. hair, nails); to lengthen; to extend; to reach out; to hold out; to straighten; to smooth out
adopted child (usu. male); son-in-law
suckling child; babe in arms; child at the breast; baby; infant
support; participation; assistance; complicity; conspiracy
eldest son (may be the only son); first-born son
resentment; grudge; malice; matter for regret; regret
special; particular; peculiar; unique
(not) anywhere; nowhere; everywhere; anywhere
heredity; (genetic) inheritance
inheritance; succession; accession; share-alike
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that
to wake up; to awake; to perk up; to awaken (to the truth, etc.); to come to a realization; to come to one's senses
to run around; to bustle about
taking no notice; ignoring; not even looking at
beating (of the heart, with joy, excitement, etc.); palpitation; throbbing; pounding; fluttering
to keep within limits (e.g. spending); to restrain (e.g. emotions); to control; to hold back (e.g. an enemy); to check; to curb
(emotional) tension; anxiety; (highness of) spirits; (good) mood; tension; tensile strength
high (e.g. ball in baseball); highish; on the expensive side; comparatively expensive; wait tile which produces a winning hand with a higher score
cheerfully; buoyantly; happily; in high spirits
humming a tune; humming unconcernedly
presentiment; premonition; hunch; to have a premonition; to have a hunch