having serious consequences; costing dearly; cannot get away with it; for free; for nothing; easily
super-; ultra-; extremely; really; of course; definitely
altitude; height; elevation; high-degree; high-grade; advanced
to boast of; to be proud of; to take pride in
one's house; one's home; one's family
nothing but (this); no more than (this); none other than
going in and out; entering and exiting; visiting regularly; frequenting; income and expenditure; incomings and outgoings; increase and decrease
very easy; piece of cake; child's play; before breakfast
father; dad; husband; you (of an elderly person older than the speaker); he
to be disappointed; to be dejected; to be downhearted; to feel exhausted; to feel drained
trivial; trifling; slight; insignificant
unusual; unwonted; uncharacteristic
spirit; soul; drive; vigor; vigour
to falter; to flinch (from); to recoil (from); to quail (at); to be intimidated; to feel daunted
to give no leeway; to press (for an answer, etc.); to shower (questions on someone)
(unpleasant) state of affairs; predicament; mess
memory; sense; experience
and (also); both ... and; as well as
first (of all); firstly; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
to be sufficient; to be enough; to be worth doing; to be worthy of; to do (the job); to serve
lead nowhere; get one nowhere; no use; fruitless; there's no point (in doing)
parent; parents; dealer; banker; founder; inventor; (pet) owner
fault; error; indiscretion; faux pas
to get up; to rise; to wake up; to be awake; to occur (usu. of unfavourable incidents); to happen
to produce; to yield; to cause; to result from; to arise; to be generated
a matter of course; what is to be expected; par for the course
daily necessities; everyday item
listening device; bug; wiretap
surveillance camera; security camera
cohabitation (esp. of an unmarried couple); living together
unlimited viewing; watching as much as one likes
immediately; at once; instantly
to put on airs; to throw one's weight about; to swagger; to act arrogantly
what did you just say (to me)?; what's that?
suspicious; dubious; unreliable; indecent; unseemly
precocious; precocious child
serious look (on one's face); straight face
to behave; to conduct oneself; to act; to treat (someone) to (food or drink); to entertain (e.g. to lunch)
nagging; faultfinding; carping; captious
one's figure during sleep