daughter; girl (i.e. a young, unmarried woman)
spitting image; dead ringer; exact resemblance
to worry about (someone's welfare or comfort); to feel anxious about; to have apprehensions of
boorish; inelegant; unpolished; unromantic; tactless
in short; the point is; the important thing is; in a word; basically
to succeed; to relieve; to take the place of; to substitute for; to be exchanged; to change (places with)
duty; obligation; responsibility
shameful; disgraceful; unsightly; indecent; unseemly; unbecoming
to become frightened; to be frightened (of); to be scared (of)
to seclude oneself; to shut oneself away
my; one's own; I ...; one ...
servile; subservient; obsequious; slavish; self-abasing; grovelling
to try and judge a person's feelings (from their expression)
to shake one's head (in denial)
stickily; glutinously; persistently; insistently; tenaciously
disagreeableness; unpleasantness; nastiness; cutting remark; disagreeable remark; snide comment
unconcerned (about); unbothered; unworried; easy; simple
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
very small; tiny; insignificant
pride; dignity; self-worth
pride; dignity; self-respect
the (one's) best pupil; the (one's) top disciple
unfortunately; sorry, but ...
cloudy sky; overcast sky; cloudy weather
middle; midway; middle position; moderate position; interim; intermediary
to slip into; to crawl into (under); to conceal oneself (under); to sneak into; to infiltrate
last night; yesterday evening
to put to bed; to let sleep; to lay (something) down; to put on its side; to let (money, goods, etc.) lie idle; to set aside unused
to wake up; to awake; to awaken to (instinct, ability, perception, etc.); to become aware of; to come to one's senses
to discuss; to talk together
slovenly (appearance, work, etc.); sloppy; untidy; weak; feeble; weak-willed
feeling; sense; impression
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
to rely on; to depend on; to count on; to turn to (for help)
bright red; deep red; flushed (of face); downright (e.g. lie); complete; utter
to hang one's head; to look down; to cast one's eyes downward
front entrance; front door
the person in question; the person themselves; said person
hope; wish; aspiration; (bright) prospects; expectation
to give shelter to; to lodge; to put up; to accommodate
to pile up; to accumulate; to estimate