poor-quality; low-quality; shoddy; low-grade
independent production (e.g. of a film)
movie; film; motion picture
to hang one's hopes on; to expect from
loss; damage; harm; disadvantage; handicap; drawback
that way; that direction; there; that (one); you; your family
somehow; somewhat; seemingly
looking pale; looking unwell
how many times; how many degrees (temperature, angle, etc.)
to sigh; to breathe a sigh
creak; squeak; creaking; discord; strife; friction
to raise; to elevate; to move something (to a higher place); to put onto (e.g. a shelf); to increase (price, quality, status, etc.); to raise (a wage); to show someone (into a room)
to open; to undo; to bloom; to unfold; to open (for business, e.g. in the morning); to be wide (gap, etc.); to widen
past middle age; nearing old age; near-elderly; age 40
man; male; masculine gender
thank you; thanks; much (thanks); very (sorry); quite; really; somehow
steward; butler; court official; deacon (Anglican, Lutheran, etc.)
guidance; leading (the way); information; notice; announcement (of a visitor's arrival); informing (someone) of a visitor's arrival
in any case; at any rate; anyhow; because; since; for
garden; yard; courtyard; field (of action); area
inside; within; while (e.g. one is young); during; among; amongst; in (secret, chaos, poverty, etc.)
to have one's heart stop beating; to be shocked; to be staggered
to come down; to go down; to hang; to dangle; to move back; to step back; to deteriorate
hole; hole; cup; (electron) hole
inner part; interior; living quarters (at the back of a house); inner room; recesses (of one's mind); bottom (of one's heart)
to appear; to come in sight; to become visible; to be expressed (e.g. emotions); to become apparent (e.g. trends, effects)
to wear (from the shoulders down); to put on; to take (the blame, responsibility); to bear
young wife; young married woman
to come; to go; to be (somewhere); to be (doing)
to give one's name (as); to introduce oneself (as); to claim to be; to call oneself; to reveal oneself (as); to admit to being
to hurry; to rush; to hasten; to make something happen sooner
greeting; greetings; speech (congratulatory or appreciative); address; reply; response; courtesy visit (to offer condolences, say congratulations, pay respect, introduce oneself, etc.)
narrow; confined; small; limited; narrow-minded; confining
to relax; to feel at home
narrowness; being cramped; being almost full
to whisper; to murmur; to rumor; to rumour
plot of land; lot; soil; locality; region; place
regulation; (traffic) policing; control; restriction
(several) tens; dozens; scores (of)
double; twice (as much); times (as much); -fold; 1-nth; 1 to n