to be troubled; to have difficulty; to be bothered; to be inconvenienced; to be badly off; to be hard up
busy; occupied; hectic; restless; hurried; fidgety
to care for someone; to look after someone
surplus; margin; leeway; composure; placidity; complacency
hardly any; almost nonexistent; very little
time; hour; occasion; case; chance; opportunity
(one acting as a) foster parent
to support; to prop; to sustain; to hold at bay; to stem; to check
to raise; to rear; to train; to teach; to promote the growth of; to nurture
(real) ability; true strength; merit; arms; force
in front (of); before (e.g. a building); before; earlier; (the) front; frontal part; forward
to pull out; to draw out; to omit; to leave out; to do to the end; to carry through; to let out (e.g. air from a tyre)
background; scenery; background (of an incident, situation, etc.); circumstances; backing; support (from behind the scenes)
face; honour; meld; lineup (of players participating in a mahjong game); attendees (e.g. at a meeting); members
to subsist; to keep on living
beyond this point; from now on; after this
severe; harsh; hard; cruel; rigorous
to trust; to relax one's guard (around)
to discover; to find (e.g. an error in a book); to locate; to find (e.g. something missing); to be used to seeing; to be familiar with
to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience
to have a talk; to tell a story
remainder; remnant; (not) very; (not) much; too much; excessively
nice; likeable; desirable
(your) daughter; young woman
fate; destiny (esp. as a mysterious force that binds two people together); relationship (e.g. between two people); bond; family ties; affinity; opportunity
to connect; to link together; to tie; to fasten; to maintain; to preserve
given that ... it is only natural that ...; ... being the case, it is unavoidable that ...; (precisely) because ...; contrary to expectations ...
clear; obvious; evident; bright; light
to look down (on); to condescend (to)
to descend (e.g. a mountain); to go down; to alight (e.g. from bus); to get off; to step down; to retire; to be granted
understanding; comprehension; appreciation; sympathy
to turn up; to make an appearance; to put in an appearance; to drop by
(not) even once; (not) ever
it is ... that ...; precisely; although; while; it is precisely because ... that ...; only because ...
mostly; nearly; practically; well-nigh; almost invariably; all but
state; condition; situation; appearance; circumstances
choosing; selecting; deciding (on)
careful; cautious; prudent; discreet; deliberate
attitude; manner; behaviour; attitude (towards an issue, etc.); position; stance
to drain; to pour; to wash away; to distribute (e.g. electricity over wires, music over a PA system, etc.); to circulate; to cruise (e.g. taxi); to float
degree; amount; grade; standard; of the order of (following a number); about
-ness; indicates assertion; come; come now