large; big; older; senior; final; ultimate
private tutor; coach; governess
suddenly; in a flash; rapidly; attractive; distinguished; showy
to live; to exist; to make a living; to subsist; to be in effect; to be in use
old; aged; long; since long ago; of the distant past; long-ago
to turn over; to turn upside down; to knock over; to tip over; to overturn (e.g. a decision); to upset
past middle age; nearing old age; near-elderly; age 40
unsteadily (e.g. on one's feet); shakily; wavering (in one's mind); unsteadily; aimlessly; unconsciously
injury; wound; mistake; accident; loss
wound; injury; chip; crack; flaw; defect
dim; hazy; vague; indistinct; faint; fuzzy
for now; for the time being; for the present; though not quite satisfactorily; after a fashion
to bring (someone) back home; to take (someone) back home
(medical) doctor; physician
thereabouts; vicinity; that area; that situation; those circumstances
skillful; adroit; craft; craftsmanship; plot; scheme
to operate (e.g. a machine); to handle; to have a good command of (a language); to play proficiently (of a musical instrument); to work (a puppet); to pull the strings of a puppet
daughter; girl (i.e. a young, unmarried woman)
to be taught; to learn; to take lessons in
unbroken; uninterrupted; on and on; continuous
family; members of a family
by means of; due to; because of; according to
polite; courteous; hospitable
to bury; to inter; to entomb; to cover up; to hush up; to shelve
innermost depths of one's heart
to memorize; to memorise; to learn; to pick up; to feel; to think
to receive; to get; to accept; to take; to interpret; to understand
sour (expression); (lit.) as if having swallowed a bitter bug
to leak out (a secret); to be exposed (a lie, improper behaviour, etc.); to be found out; to get away (of fish)
ecstatically; spellbound; with rapt attention; abstractedly; absentmindedly; absorbedly
good feeling; feeling good
moaning; muttering; complaining
announcement; presentation; demonstration; displaying; showing; introducing
show (of power, ability, etc.); exhibition; demonstration; display; manifestation
business ability; business acumen
as time goes by; as time went by; with the passage of time; over time