eldest daughter; first-born daughter
being apt to; being liable to; being inclined to
male-female relationships; relations between the sexes; sexual relations
broken; interrupted; disconnected; intermittent; fragmentary; discontinuous
comprehensive evaluation; over-all judgment; general comment
Mr; Mrs; clan; he; him; counter for people
to be forced to do or experience something (against one's will); to be forced to do something because one has no other choice
clearly (understand, see, hear, etc.); distinctly; perfectly; as if it were right in front of one
child-rearing expenses; child-support payments (following divorce)
coworker; co-worker; colleague; associate
one's (living) environment
raising and lowering; loading and unloading (cargo); praising and criticizing
departure (from a base); takeoff; launch; starting (to move; of a car); start; moving off
accident; emergency; calamity
band of robbers; gang of thieves
circular; circulating letter
compatibility; coexistence; standing together; balancing (e.g. work and family)
strict prohibition; ban; interdiction
lock; padlock; tablet; pill
policeman's rope (used for restraining criminals)
to steal; to rob; to take away
one's physical safety; personal security
at full speed; as fast as one's legs can carry one
back seat (of a car); rear seat
crushed flat; flattened; flat-chested girl; sound of a sticky rice cake sticking to something
lower part; foot; lower direction; left part of the stage (audience's or camera's POV); stage right (actor's POV)
to put one's heart (into); to apply oneself (to); to devote oneself (to); to take an interest (in)
sensible; clever; smart; decent; tasteful
to come to nothing; to be spoiled; to be spoilt
as a matter of fact; actually; effectively; in reality; in effect
vividly; clearly; distinctly; acutely
taking over; handing over; transfer of control; inheriting; passing on the baton
mean (greedy) about money; stingy
to fill one's own pocket by taking advantage of a position
requisition; requisitioning; seizure; confiscation; impounding; retaining (e.g. deposit)