barrier; obstacle; difficulty; hurdle; deadlock
to wait; to await; to look forward to; to depend on; to need
no good; not serving its purpose; hopeless; wasted; cannot; must not
absolutely; definitely; absolute; unconditional; absoluteness
to permit; to allow; to forgive; to pardon; to exempt (someone) from; to remit; to acknowledge
though; although; notwithstanding; while; as; at the same time as
company; corporation; firm; one's workplace
company president; manager; director
strict; severe; stern; rigid; rigorous; tough
friendly relations; social relations; social life
noisy; loud; annoying; troublesome; fussy; finicky
in various ways; in all sorts of ways; at every opportunity; whenever there is a chance
interference; intervention; meddling
growth; development; growing up; growth (of a company, the economy, etc.)
as (X, then Y); with; in accordance with; in proportion to
narrow; tight; formal; stiff; constrained; uncomfortable
to lie; to pretend; to feign; to deceive; to trick
sentiment; emotions; one's feelings; one's heart
even if; no matter (what); if; though; although; supposing
excessive meddling (esp. by parents); excessive interference
doting (on one's children); (overly) fond; indulgent; adoring parent; doting parent
nervous temperament; worrier's disposition
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...; did not ...
thinly; slightly; vaguely; a little
even if ...; even supposing that ...; also as ...; also for ...; also from the position of ...
one (esp. of two); the other; on the one hand; on the other hand; whereas; although
old-fashioned; archaic; antique; antiquated
a wife should do her husband's bidding
difficult voyage; stormy passage; hard flight; rough going; running into trouble; proceeding with difficulty
coercion; overpowering; overawing; daunting
not budging an inch; to stand one's ground
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
girl; daughter; baby girl; young woman
to prove successful; to take hold; to amount to something
very small fraction (of); very small proportion; very small part; tiny bit
wherein; therein; thereinto
(another's) daughter; young lady
makings (of); aptitude; talent; nature; character; temperament
to hold (in one's hand); to take; to possess; to have; to maintain; to keep; to last
to render futile; to bring to naught; to waste; to not make good use of
feel uncomfortable; ill at ease; not feel at home
overestimation; overrating; overvaluing