to miss a chance; to fail to do
bewilderment; perplexity; embarrassment; discomfiture; bafflement
lover; sweetheart; boyfriend; girlfriend
older brother; elder brother
prosperity; bustle; activity; crowd; turnout
to wait for a long time; to wait and wait; to eagerly await
energy; vigour; vigor; liveliness; spirit; life
presence (impressive quality)
least; lowest; worst; awful; horrible; at the very least
whole; entirety; whatever (is the matter)
regarding as important; attaching importance to; taking a serious view of; putting emphasis on
eldest child; oldest child; first child; eldest son; oldest son
hereditary system; hereditary succession
to be added to; to be appended; to join in (e.g. a group of friends); to participate; to increase (e.g. heat); to gain in (e.g. influence)
now rejoicing, now worrying; swinging from joy to sorrow; glad and sad by turns; alternating hope and fear; unable to put one's mind at ease
figure of a person; figures of people; shadow of a person
creak; squeak; creaking; discord; strife; friction
to break the ice; to broach a subject; to bring up a topic
adviser; someone to consult with; someone to turn to about one's concerns; confidant
about; roughly; generally; on the whole; completely; quite
joining (a club, organization, etc.); becoming a member; entry; admission; subscription; affiliation
management; administration; operation
field of vision; view; one's outlook (e.g. on life); one's horizons
wholly (due to); entirely; solely; earnestly; intently; sincerely
family a woman has married into
to escape (disaster, death, etc.); to be saved from; to be rescued from; to avoid (e.g. punishment); to evade (e.g. responsibility); to avert
instability; insecurity; crankiness
(somebody else's) parents; both parents
unhappiness; sorrow; misfortune; death (usu. of a relative); bereavement
every place; various places
to place (in position); to fix; to install; to seat (someone); to settle (upon something); to fix (e.g. one's gaze)
to stand up; to put up; to thrust into; to bury into; to make (a noise); to start (a rumour); to make