luxury; extravagance; treat (i.e. at somebody's expense)
quiet; silent; slow; unhurried; calm; peaceful
gradually; steadily; slowly; little by little; step by step; by degrees
to pile up; to heap up; to stir up; to enliven; to bring to a climax
to bring to a finish; to bind firmly; to superintend
trouble; bother; annoyance
confession; acknowledgement; confession of love; professing one's feelings; confession of sins (e.g. the confessional)
last night; yesterday evening
transportation; conveyance; delivery; hospitalization; transfer to hospital
to narrowly escape (e.g. death); to hang onto (life); (arch.) to ascertain; (arch.) to make definite
child one is expecting; child in one's womb
companion; follower; attendant; retinue
poor; pitiable; pathetic; pitiful
safety; welfare; well-being
space (between); gap; period of time (during, while); duration; between (two parties or things); among (a group); relations (between)
my; one's own; I ...; one ...
how; in what way; how (much); to what extent; however (much); no matter how
proximity; nearness; soon; nearby
to vanish gradually (e.g. of a voice); to trail off; to die away; to feel one's soul leaving one's body (from embarrassment, grief, etc.); to feel faint; to feel numb
to tie; to fasten; to hitch; to secure (trust, patronage of customers, etc.); to keep (an employee, someone's interest, etc.); to save (someone's life)
many; numerous; various; large number of
event; affair; incident; case; plot; trouble
depression; recession; slump
unemployment; losing one's job; becoming unemployed
child rearing; child raising; raising children; parenting
entering a higher-level school, esp. going on to university
consideration; examination; investigation; study; scrutiny; discussion
enforcement; implementation; putting into practice; carrying out; operation; working (e.g. working parameters)
clear; precise; definite; distinct
to hang up (e.g. a coat, a picture on the wall); to let hang; to put on (e.g. a blanket); to put on top of; to put on (glasses, etc.); to wear (a necklace, etc.); to make (a call)
mission; errand; task; duty; obligation
opposition; rebellion; rebounding; recoiling; rally (e.g. in stock prices); recovery
kind person; warmhearted person; sympathetic person
unhappiness; sorrow; misfortune; death (usu. of a relative); bereavement
myself; oneself; (arch.) I; (arch.) me; (arch.) you (referring to one's inferior)