end (e.g. of street); tip; beginning; start; odds and ends; scrap
unapproved; lack of approval
course correction; trajectory change; orbital adjustment
discipline; training; teaching manners
side road; byroad; digression (e.g. from argument)
to pluck; to pick; to tear
childcare; child-rearing; nursing; upbringing
disadvantage; drawback; demerit; bad point; minus
to be granted (e.g. a title); to be awarded (e.g. a prize); to be gifted with (a talent); to be taught (e.g. a secret technique); to be instructed; to be initiated
child rearing; child raising; raising children; parenting
covering the costs oneself; paying (the full amount) oneself
cost of a meal (or meals)
number of persons; personnel
to add (one thing to another); to add (a few more words, an explanation, etc.)
upper class; upper echelons of society; the rich and powerful; the elite
to complain; to lodge a complaint
highest peak; highest mountain; greatest authority; most prominent person; pinnacle (e.g. of art)
to give the stamp of approval
bird; bird meat (esp. chicken meat); fowl; poultry
to be outdone (by); to be in inferior (to); to compare unfavorably (with); to be behind
to harm; to hurt; to fail to do; to do amiss; to almost do; to come close to doing
market price; speculation (e.g. on stocks); reputation (according to conventional wisdom); estimation
nothing; naught; nought; un-; non-
daily life; daily living; waking up and going to sleep
stingy; mean; narrow-minded; petty; shabby; poor
reduction of expenditure; reduction of expenses; cost reduction; cost-cutting
guest; visitor; visitor's arrival
parental love; parental affection
advantages and disadvantages; interests (of parties)
lesson; discipline; example (e.g. set a bad example); revelation
to intertwine; to become entangled; to get tangled (together); to become intertwined (of matters, interests, etc.); to become connected; to become linked
elegant; graceful; refined; leisurely; comfortable; easy
to become an expert; to be a master (of)
personality; style; appearance
captive; prisoner; victim (of love, etc.); slave (to one's lust, etc.)
charm; fascination; to charm; to fascinate; to captivate
cave; cavern; grotto; dwelling made in a cave; house carved into rock
indefinite; hazy; vague; unsettled; undecided
southern part; the south (of a region)