dimly; faintly; absentmindedly; vacantly; idly; aimlessly
one's house; one's home; one's family
head; chief; merit; strong point; superiority; major
older brother and younger sister
to be raised (e.g. child); to be brought up; to grow (up)
apprenticeship; probation; learning by observation; apprentice; trainee; probationer
to work; to labor; to function; to operate; to commit (e.g. a crime); to perpetrate
to start; to begin; to start up (a business, society, etc.); to open (e.g. a store); to start ...; to begin to ...
(picture) frame; framed picture; amount (esp. of money); sum
to take (a resource, e.g. time or money); to hang; to come into view; to arrive; to come under (a contract, a tax); to start (engines, motors); to attend
black; dark; blackish; suspicious; criminal; darkened and dirty; sooty
spine; line of the backbone; seam down the back (of clothing)
straight (ahead); direct; upright; straightforward; honest; frank
business; task; use; purpose; for the use of ...; used for ...
to put on clothes; to wear clothes; to be the personification of
to laugh; to smile; to sneer; to ridicule; to be dumbfounded; to be flabbergasted
quiver; quaver; flutter; statistical fluctuation
few; little; small (amount); low; scarce; insufficient
older brother; elder brother; brother-in-law (spouse's older brother or older sister's husband)
recently; lately; these days; nearest; closest
wanting (to have); desiring; wishing for; I want (you, them, etc.) to (do)
to request; to beg; to call; to order; to entrust to; to rely on
more or less; though not quite satisfactorily; tentatively; for the time being; just in case; once
settlement; solution; resolution
suddenly; casually; accidentally; incidentally; unexpectedly; unintentionally
to raise one's voice; to shout; to yell; to speak up (e.g. in protest); to speak one's mind
dresser; dressing table; vanity table
lightly (floating, drifting, etc.); buoyantly; soft; fluffy; unsteadily; flightily
curl; curly hair; ringlet
to stop; to turn off; to park; to prevent; to suppress (a cough); to stop (someone from doing something); to dissuade
to be surprised; to be taken aback; to be amazed; to be frightened; to be startled; to be alarmed
quiet; silent; slow; unhurried; calm; peaceful
to ask; to enquire; to inquire; to search; to look for; to look into
flurried; flustered; upset; nervous; embarrassed
to touch; to feel; to touch (with); to experience; to come in contact with; to touch on (a subject); to allude to
everyday; daily; ordinary; usual; routine; regular
because of; owing to; due to
tension; strain; tensions (between countries, groups, etc.); tonus; muscle tone
look here; I say; well; I know what; I'll tell you what; just a minute
curling inwards (esp. of the tips of one's hair)