housework; domestic chores; family affairs; household matters
condition; state; health; state (of health); way; manner
foster mother; adoptive mother
persistence; single-mindedness
daydream; fantasy; fancy; vision
life; living; I; me; student
to be clear (of a sight, sound, colour, etc.); to be bright; to be clear-headed; to be alert; to look upbeat; to be perky; to master (a skill)
to replace; to move; to change the position of
to be soaked in; to be flooded; to be submerged; to be immersed in (joy, memories, alcohol, etc.); to give oneself over to; to bask in
cartoon; comic; comic strip; manga
item; something that one "just has to have"
story; tale; legend; plot; storyline
detection (of a plot, fraud, etc.); discovery; coming to light; being uncovered
to profit; to benefit from; to take advantage of; to make good use of
the world; society; sphere; circle; world-renowned; world-famous
to arrive at (after a struggle); to finally reach; to find one's way to; to finally hit on (e.g. an idea)
(feeling of) indebtedness; feeling obliged
one's real father; natural father; biological father
to become desperate; to give in to despair
in all sincerity; with one's whole heart; whole-hearted devotion
origin; birthplace; descent; lineage; ancestry
target; object (of worship, study, etc.); subject (of taxation, etc.)
while; during (the time when)
self restraint; moderating one's behaviour; penitence; confinement to one's home; house arrest
to plan; to attempt; to plot; to conspire; to aim for; to strive for
to manage; to settle; to dispose of; to deal with; to arrange
expulsion (of a pupil); excommunication; anathema
to announce; to tell; to sentence; to order
not the time for; not the place for; far from; anything but; ... is out of the question; ... isn't the word for it
to overturn; to capsize; to overthrow (government etc.); to reverse (decision etc.); to disprove (an established theory etc.)
with ... as a start; taking advantage of; inspired by
holiday house; vacation home; villa; prison; jail
just one person; only one
small amount; jot; nothing much; (to a) slight degree; wee bit
minimum; lowest; minimal; least
bad ending (in a film, novel, etc.); unhappy ending
reset; fresh start; new beginning
accession to the throne; enthronement
to rebuke; to scold; to tell off; to question persistently (in order to criticize or find fault with somebody)