left; left-hand side; left hand; the left (wing); leftist; fondness for alcohol
old family; old-established family; one's old home; one's childhood home
request; commission; entrusting (with a matter); dependence; reliance
to open out (of a view, scenery, etc.); to spread out; to improve (of luck, prospects, etc.); to get better; to develop (of a town, civilization, etc.); to become civilized; to be sensible
to curse; to put a curse on; to detest intensely
to open; to undo; to bloom; to unfold; to open (for business, e.g. in the morning); to be wide (gap, etc.); to widen
warehouse; storehouse; cellar; magazine; granary; godown
economic difficulties; financial difficulties; fiscal difficulties
key; lock; key (to a problem, success, etc.); clue
to look after; to take care of; to be put in charge of; to be given responsibility for; to withhold (an announcement); to reserve (judgment)
head (of a household); proprietor (of a store); one's husband; (one's) employer; (one's) master; host
looking for (a suitable thing or person); searching for; hunting out; picking out; shopping around for; searching (a place)
since then; from that time; ever since
every evening; every night
to have an accident; to meet with an accident
extreme; ultra; mega; damn; stupid; cursed
ancestor; forefather; foremother
valuable; high-priced; precious; monetary value; price
to save up; to stockpile; to stash away; to hoard; to amass; to salt away
invasion; incursion; raid; aggression; intrusion; trespass
to refuse; to reject; to decline; to prevent (from doing); to deny (e.g. access); to block
unreasonable; irrational; outrageous; absurd
really; very; extremely; (not) anything; (not) at all; (not) a bit
to side with (someone); to support (someone)
glasses; eyeglasses; judgment; judgement; four-eyes
elegance; dandyism; sophistication; affectation; showing off; putting on an air
naked eye; the physical eye
easy; likely to ...; have a tendency to ...; easy to ...
to let pass; to allow through; to transmit (e.g. light, sound, etc.); to conduct (electricity); to stick through (e.g. a hole); to force through (e.g. an opening); to connect (e.g. two places)
excuse me; pardon me; I'm sorry; thank you; you shouldn't have; it's too much
thicket; bush; coppice; brushwood
to roll up; to enfold; to swallow up; to involve; to drag into
sneakily; secretly; stealthily; on the sly
yikes!; eek!; ook; eek; customer
sweet-tasting; sweet; fragrant (smelling); sweet (music); lightly salted; light in salt; indulgent
to be injured; to sustain a wound
to torment; to pain; to inflict (physical) pain; to harass; to cause (emotional) pain; to afflict
way (of doing); manner; method; means