heart pounding; chest tightening
speaking of; (I told you) already; come on
pseudo; quasi; false; suspected (case, e.g. of disease)
conquest (of a difficulty, illness, handicap, etc.); overcoming; bringing under control; subjugation; victory over
to talk about; to speak of; to recite; to chant; to indicate; to show
to come to like; to become fond of; to fall in love
miserable; pitiable; shameful; deplorable; pathetic
lovable; sweet; charming; pitiful; pathetic; touching
prices of commodities; prices (in general); cost-of-living
market price; speculation (e.g. on stocks); reputation (according to conventional wisdom); estimation
mundane; routine; everyday; unremarkable; common; day-to-day
curfew; lockdown; grounding
to subsist; to keep on living
point; tip; head (of a line); front; first; before; (the way) ahead
whole life; a lifetime; all through life; (the only, the greatest, etc.) of one's life
nonsense; no meaning; meaningless
disturbance; obstruction; hindrance; jamming; interference
annulment; abolition; repeal; rescission
many; much; majority (of); greater part (of); mostly; mainly
because ...; for ...; the reason being ...; as for ...; when it comes to ...; regarding ...
very; awfully; exceedingly; (not) at all; by no means; simply (cannot)
ambition; aspiration; desire to improve oneself
curiosity; inquisitiveness
to anticipate; to expect; to place confidence in; to put trust in; to find promising; to see good prospects (in)
to be raised (e.g. child); to be brought up; to grow (up)
there is no way that ...; easy; simple
answer; reply; response; answer; solution; result
to fly; to soar; to jump; to leap; to spatter; to scatter; to hurry
elegant; refined; polished; high-quality goods; first-class article
woman; lady; adult female
to stand; to rise; to find oneself (e.g. in a difficult position); to depart (on a plane, train, etc.)
jaw; chin; barb (of a fishhook)
which way; which direction; which one (esp. of two alternatives); who
don't you think?; indicates question
wife; Mrs; (arch.) wife of a nobleman (aristocrat, etc.); (arch.) consort of the emperor
lady attendant; lady's maid; waiting maid
discourtesy; impoliteness; excuse me; goodbye; to leave; to be rude
crossing swords; competing against; contending with; fighting against
head (of a household); proprietor (of a store); one's husband; (one's) employer; (one's) master; host
cannot be helped; unavoidable; pointless; useless; hopeless (person); annoying
to overlook; to command a view of; to look down on; to despise; to look down on