since then; from that time; ever since
deep down; special place in one's heart; in the back of one's mind
daughter; girl (i.e. a young, unmarried woman)
to avoid (physical contact with); to avoid (situation); to evade (question, subject); to ward off; to avert; to put aside
to reach the point where ...; to come to ...; to come to be that ...; to start to ...; to begin to ...
study; diligence; working hard; experience; knowledge; discount
such things as ...; and ... and; the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; be; is; o
accomplishment; lessons (in an art, skill, etc.); practice
frantic; frenetic; inevitable death; brinkmate (inevitable checkmate)
to be delighted; to be glad; to congratulate; to welcome (a proposal, advice, etc.); to take kindly to; to do with pleasure
second marriage; remarriage
younger brother; little brother; brother-in-law (spouse's younger brother or younger sister's husband); (arch.) pupil; (arch.) apprentice
cute; adorable; dear; precious; innocent; childlike
father-in-law; foster father; stepfather
to make eyes at; to leer; to ogle; to ingratiate oneself; to toady; to flatter
increasingly; more and more; decreasingly; less and less
bad; poor; poor (quality); inferior; evil; sinful; ugly
circumference; girth; surroundings; neighbourhood; people surrounding oneself; surrounding circumstances
unhappiness; sorrow; misfortune; death (usu. of a relative); bereavement
how many times; how many degrees (temperature, angle, etc.)
to condemn; to blame; to urge; to press; to torture; to torment
but (still); and yet; nevertheless; even so; notwithstanding
at that time; in those days
to encourage; to cheer on; to cheer (someone) up; to raise (one's voice)
eager; earnest; strenuous; fervent; assiduous; with utmost effort
sometime; someday; one day; some time or other; the other day; in due course
to meet fortuitously; to meet by chance; to happen across
to believe; to believe in; to place trust in; to confide in; to have faith in
and; and then; thus; and now; and finally
head (of a household); proprietor (of a store); one's husband; (one's) employer; (one's) master; host
to meet (by chance); to come across; to meet (e.g. of rivers, highways, etc.); to emerge and engage (an enemy)
all; altogether; entirely; exactly alike (e.g. in appearance); spitting image of; identical
boy; son; baby boy; young man
to make; to manufacture; to build; to construct; to prepare; to get ready; to dress (oneself in)
cooking; cookery; cuisine; dealing with (skillfully); handling (well); managing
else; in addition; besides
day after day; day by day
from the bottom of one's heart; heartily; sincerely
to spend (time); to pass; to overdo (esp. alcohol consumption); to drink (alcohol); to take care of; to support
in terms of both ... and ...; from the perspective of ... as well as ...; whether it be ... or ...
to follow around; to shadow; to tag along; to haunt one (e.g. feeling, failure); to follow one
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that