suitable age (esp. for marriage); marriageable age
relatives; one's family; friends; members of the same organization; followers; henchmen
heir; heiress; inheritor; successor
adopted child (usu. male); son-in-law
for; for the sake of; to one's advantage; because of; as a result of
to persevere; to persist; to insist that; to stick to (one's opinion); to remain in a place; to stick to one's post
managing (to raise funds, find time, etc.); contriving; scraping together (money); working out (a plan, solution, etc.); thinking out; devising
good; fine; excellent; favorable; favourable; satisfactory
to become haggard; to become gaunt; to become emaciated; to become worn out (from illness, worry, etc.)
of no use; useless; not fit for purpose
to stuff into; to jam; to shorten; to move closer together; to reduce (spending); to conserve; to focus intently on
in the ground; in the earth; underground; subterranean
carelessly (throwing, tossing, etc.); nonchalantly; casually
lack of filial piety; disobedience to one's parents; ungrateful child; unfilial child
to lose (through death; e.g. a wife, child)
to act (a part); to play (a role); to perform (a play, etc.); to put on (a production); to commit (e.g. a blunder); to disgrace oneself
purpose; utility; objective; way to use something
to save; to leave over; to spare
human; human-like; as a person
base (of a polygon); bottom (of the social scale); lower levels; base (e.g. of support); foundation
superior; excellent; brilliant; outstanding
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
drumming (noise); beating; rapidly; quickly; continuously; one after the other
precipitous; rugged; inaccessible; grim; severe; stern
to shake; to sway; to rock; to become unstable; to become unsettled; to be shaken
what's the matter?; what's wrong?; what happened (to) ...?; what have you done (with) ...?; where is ...?
song lyrics; words of a song; libretto
sudden; abrupt; unexpected; unforeseen
isolated; standing alone; falling in drops (e.g. rain); saying a single word; muttering just a few words
to wipe; to mop up; to get rid of (an impression, feeling, blemish, etc.); to dispel (e.g. shame); to erase
to wait; to await; to look forward to; to depend on; to need
natural product; product of nature
scene; setting; scene (in a movie, play); shot; state of the market
(spoken) line (in a play, film, comic, etc.); one's lines; comment; remark; stock phrase; set phrase
hurriedly; in a hurry; hastily; sudden; abrupt
use; adoption; acceptance; appointment; employment; engagement