difficult to ...; hard to ...
wave; billow; ups and downs; (something) advancing step by step; (something) surging forward inopposably; tendency
white; innocence; innocent person; blank space; white stone; white dragon tile; skewered grilled pig intestine
to set at naught; to ignore; to disregard
still; even now; to this day
largish; biggish; on the large side; slightly larger; a little larger
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
official name; formal name
stretching a rope around; roping off; one's turf; domain; territory (of an animal)
way of saying (something); way of putting it; wording; phrasing; language; expression
to think (something) is improper; to question; to have a problem with
episode; side story; story within a story; aside; anecdote
dark; gloomy; depressed; dispirited; dark (in colour); dull; ill-boding
shoe; shoes; boots; footwear; footgear
far away; distant place; long ago; far back; by far
suddenly; casually; accidentally; incidentally; unexpectedly; unintentionally
back; reverse; rear side; height; stature; ridge (of a mountain)
intimacy; familiarity; closeness
remembering; recollection; anamnesis; recall (memory); retrieval
to warm oneself; to sun oneself; to warm up; to get warm
snugly; neatly; compactly; cosily
magnificent house; luxurious home; palatial residence; stately mansion
growth; breeding; growing up (in, as); upbringing
to fix upon (one-sidedly); to (ignore someone's position and) arbitrarily decide something is the case; to scold; to take (a person) to task
poor; needy; lacking (quantity and quality-wise); poor; scanty
to lead a life; to live a life
elopement; running away with a lover
poverty-stricken; destitute; poor; penurious
life; living; livelihood; (one's) living
ups and downs; up-and-down
personality; individuality; TV personality; celebrity
foundation; root; basis; root and trunk
eldest daughter; first-born daughter
older sister; elder sister
daughter; girl (i.e. a young, unmarried woman)
to take into one's possession; to receive; to take into one's care (e.g. person, pet); to take custody of; to leave; to go away
comprehension; consent; understanding; OK; roger