narrow; tight; formal; stiff; constrained; uncomfortable
simply put; putting it simply; in short
allowance; remittance; sending (someone) an allowance
means of making contact; intermediary; go-between; connections; influence; pull
to contact; to get in touch with; to check in (with)
previous generation (of a family); previous head of the family; predecessor; previous age; previous generation
(present) head of a family
father; father (e.g. of a discipline); pioneer (e.g. of field of research); God; Father
luxury; extravagance; to live in luxury; to indulge oneself; lavish (use of something); abundant
(way of) life; lifestyle; living; life circumstances; livelihood; day-to-day life
pain; anguish; distress; suffering; hardship
profit; gains; benefit; advantage; grace (of God, Buddha, etc., esp. as attained through rightful actions, prayer, adherence to one's faith, etc.); blessing
preference; priority; precedence; right of way
if so; in that case; in that situation
the whole world; the whole country; society; the public; supremacy over a nation; government of a country; having one's own way
baron; Irish cobbler (variety of potato)
outside ...; beyond ...; not included in ...
remote region; outlying district; border district; frontier
more or less; though not quite satisfactorily; tentatively; for the time being; just in case; once
it seems that ...; it appears that ...; is like ...; is similar to ...
poverty-stricken; destitute; poor; penurious
easy; likely to ...; have a tendency to ...; easy to ...
spotless integrity; absolute honesty; uprightness
grateful; thankful; welcome; appreciated; evoking gratitude
great joy; delight; jubilation
a little; some; somewhat; amount; quantity; number
to wag one's tail; to flatter; to butter up; to fawn (on)
stifled (laughter); simmering
wiles; sinister design; trick; conspiracy; intrigue
to seize; to catch; to obtain; to acquire; to understand; to grasp
to elevate; to raise; to lift up; to flatter; to extol; to praise to the sky
the more you do (it), the... (e.g. "the more you drink, the better it tastes")
to one's heart's content; to one's complete satisfaction; as much as one likes; heartily; thoroughly; without restraint
black; dark; blackish; suspicious; criminal; darkened and dirty; sooty
(all) through (e.g. the night); throughout (e.g. the year); within (e.g. the week); in the course of (e.g. today); all over; throughout (e.g. the world)
unconsciously; without knowing it; unwittingly; unawares
to take in; to bring in; to capture (e.g. image); to import; to win over; to please
ambition; aspiration; sinister designs; treachery
to make sure of; to ascertain; to see with one's own eyes; to watch to the end; to watch to make sure (that)
to go through; to pass through; to get through; to cut across