society; public; community; social studies
narrow; confined; small; limited; narrow-minded; confining
bound hand and foot; hedged in (e.g. by restrictions); immobile
the world; society; sphere; circle; world-renowned; world-famous
to subsist; to keep on living
honest; frank; candid; honestly; frankly
important; significant; precious; valuable; careful
to avoid (physical contact with); to avoid (situation); to ward off; to avert; to put aside; to move out of the way
to be silent; to say nothing
to decide to; to pretend that; to make a practice of doing; to make it a rule to
overreliance on others; excessive babyishness; spoiled person (esp. child)
unmarried woman; Miss; -ess; -ette
trouble; hardship; difficulty; anxiety; worry; concern
is that so? (generally rhetorical)
to behave like a spoiled child; to fawn on; to take advantage of; to presume upon (e.g. another's benevolence); to depend on
to give birth; to bear (child); to lay (eggs); to produce; to yield; to give rise to
jealousy; roasted rice cake
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
a-ha-ha (laughing loudly)
towards; against; regarding; in contrast with
please!; I'm asking you; for heaven's sake
to be at wits' end; to be greatly perplexed; to be troubled
memory; sense; experience
station; office; guardroom
to hug someone close; to hold someone tight; to embrace closely
resigning to another's will; going along without resistance; doing as another wants
My goodness (expresses surprise, wonder, etc.); very; extremely
happiness; good fortune; luck; blessing
appearing that; seeming that; looking like; having the appearance of
couscous; cuscus (variety of phalanger)
to let leak; to let out (e.g. light); to let out (a secret); to leak (information); to give utterance to (e.g. one's dissatisfaction); to vent; to wet one's pants
(with a) start; fright; alarm
to rock; to shake; to swing
unfairness; injustice; partiality
to raise one's voice; to shout; to yell; to speak up (e.g. in protest); to speak one's mind
with a complacent smile; with a smile of satisfaction
old tale; folk tale; legend; reminiscence
humorous; funny; amusing; laughable; hilarious; comical
story; tale; talk; discussion
-ing and -ing (e.g. "coming and going"); doing such things as...; expresses a command; (arch.) to be; (arch.) indicates completion or continuation of an action