(living) from hand to mouth; living on the fringe of subsistence
he; she; that person; (arch.) you
contraband; taboo; strictly forbidden
to come fluttering in (e.g. leaves, snow, flowers, etc.); to come dancing in; to drop in unexpectedly; to happen unexpectedly
kind; gentle; considerate; generous; friendly; nice
sympathy; compassion; pity
deep; profound; dense; thick; close (relationship); intense; strong
to be affected; to be influenced; to be concerned with; to have to do with; to stick to (opinions)
fellow women; between women; among women; woman-to-woman
unpleasant; disagreeable; nasty; lewd; lascivious; obscene
to put away; to stow away; to tuck away; to hoard
road; path; route; way; distance; journey; road (e.g. to victory)
just because; even if; even though
at this stage; at this point; now (contrasting with the past)
a great deal; very much; a lot; (arch.) with a great amount of effort
root (of a plant); stump (of a tree); root (of a problem, etc.); base
example; simile; metaphor; allegory
work; labor; achievement; performance; salary; income
clearly; plainly; distinctly; to be clear; to be definite; to be certain
delineation; demarcation; drawing a line (e.g. between what's acceptable and unacceptable); (measuring) ruler
halfway; half measures; unfinished; incomplete; by halves; half-baked
to herd; to drive; to corner; to force someone into doing; to go hard; to push yourself
selfish; self-centred; egotistical
to look at again; to re-examine (policy, estimate, plan, etc.); to review; to get a better opinion of; to see in a more positive light; to improve
(in a) long time; long time (ago); while (ago); long ago; long while (ago); (in a) long while
to offer; to propose; to suggest; to put forward; to request; to ask (for)
foster parent; foster parents; (pet) caretaker
adopted child; foster child
to make a success in life
to acquire a trade; to learn a vocation
useless; futile; unnecessary; needless; not on business; unrelated
to return (something); to restore; to turn over; to turn upside down; to pay back; to retaliate; to respond (with)
favour; favor; obligation; debt of gratitude
to carry on one's back; to be burdened with; to take responsibility for; to have (something) in the background; to be in front (of something); to be conceited
to tie; to bind; to fasten; to restrict (freedom); to tie down (with rules, regulations, etc.); to fetter
just like; (virtually) no different from; (almost) the same as; as good as (e.g. dead, settled)
to be delighted; to be glad; to congratulate; to gratefully accept
meddling; meddlesomeness; nosiness; interference; officiousness
even if; no matter (what); if; though; although; supposing
same; similar; (just) like; equal