control; management (e.g. of a business)
rural area; countryside; the sticks; hometown
to live (on, by, etc.); to lead a life; to make a living; to earn a livelihood; to spend one's time (doing); to pass one's days (doing)
accepted; fully-fledged; clear; respectable
company president; manager; director
high-rise (building); multistory; multistoried; high (altitude); upper (atmosphere, air current, etc.)
wealthy; rich; affluent; well-off
important person; influential figure; big shot; big thing; big one; big game
father; dad; husband; you (of an elderly person older than the speaker); he
achievement; meritorious deed; distinguished service; contribution
painful; bitter; tough; difficult; cruel; harsh
to do exactly what one is told to do; to be subservient; to be easily controlled
running away from home; elopement; (arch.) outing; (arch.) going out; (arch.) becoming a Buddhist monk; (arch.) entering the priesthood
good; fine; excellent; favorable; favourable; satisfactory
such; like that; that sort of
accomplishment; lessons (in an art, skill, etc.); practice
taking a breather; relaxation; rest; vent; ventilation opening
dated; date; date of effect (e.g. a rule change); fixed; external
unmarried woman; Miss; -ess; -ette
expression; representation; description; representation (of a group)
memories; recollections; reminiscence
to exhaust one's vocabulary (in trying to persuade someone or explain something, etc.); to run out of words; to be verbose; to cajole; to talk someone's head off
one's future; one's fate; prospects; one's way; one's path
nodding (in agreement, with approval, etc.); repeatedly nodding and dozing off; suddenly (dying); deep (flavor, flavour, color, colour, etc.); rich
removal; taking away; dismantling (a building, facilities, etc.); withdrawal (of troops)
to come out all right; to take care of itself; to go crazy; to become romantically or sexually involved (with someone)
guest; visitor; customer; client; shopper
(period of) a year; during the era (of)
long ago; a long time ago; already
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
to chew thoroughly; to bite (e.g. one's lip); to reflect upon; to digest
to reward; to recompense; to repay; to retaliate; to get revenge
as one wishes; as one wants; to one's satisfaction
case (container); case (instance, situation); case
to hang down (from); to dangle; to be within one's reach; to dangle (before one's eyes); to be completely reliant on; to be entirely dependent on
to attach; to join; to furnish (a house with); to wear; to put on; to keep a diary; to make an entry
that's the way it is; such is life
to declare; to assert; to state definitively; to finish saying; to say everything; to tell all
receiving a gift or favor without giving or doing anything in return
to reconsider; to rethink; to reassess
travel; trip; journey; excursion; tour