until (a time); till; to (a place or person); as far as; to (an extent); up to
domestic help; domestic helper; domestic servant; maid
to digest; to break down; to break to pieces; to be able to use; to be good at; to finish; to complete
devoted; self-sacrificing
girl; daughter; baby girl; young woman
being on duty; person on duty
hm; um; huh?; what?; nuh-uh; no
was it?; I think it was ...; if I've got it right; (I, we) used to ...; I remember ...; it was ...
occasionally; once in a while; now and then; rarely; seldom
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
to give; to let (one) have; to give; to do for one; to take the trouble to do; to do to someone's disadvantage
above; up; top; summit; surface; before; previous
in; on; at (place); as for; regarding
on the occasion of; at the time of
to decide; to choose; to clinch (a victory); to decide (the outcome of a match); to persist in doing; to go through with; to always do
housework; domestic chores; family affairs; household matters
to call out to; to hail; to address; to appeal
beginning; outset; first; onset
(approximate) time; around; suitable time (or condition); time of year; season
serious; honest; sober; grave; earnest; steady
willingness (e.g. to do something); eagerness; motivation; inspiration; determination; high aspirations
nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible
to advise strongly; to insist (on something)
duty; sense of duty; honor; in-law; relation by marriage
to accomplish; to achieve; to carry out; to do ... completely; to do ... entirely
low (rank, degree, value, content, quality, etc.); low (position); close to the ground; short (height); deep (voice); in a low key
to entrust (e.g. a task) to another; to leave to; to passively leave to someone else's facilities; to leave to take its natural course; to continue (something) in a natural fashion (without particular aim); to rely fully on one's (full strength, great ability, long time taken) to get something done
still; as yet; (not) yet; more; (more) still; at least
stage; step; level; rank; order; stairs
to insist; to assert; to be obstinate in saying
to move; to stir; to operate; to run; to make a move; to take action; to be touched
wrong; not good; hopeless; past hope; must not do
sample; specimen; pattern; model; example
to eat; to live on (e.g. a salary); to live off; to subsist on
to scatter around; to leave untidy; to make a mess
ruins; wreckage; wreck; broken remains; debris
vacuum cleaner; vacuum; hoover
to suck up; to absorb; to squeeze (money)
to examine; to look up; to investigate; to check up; to sense; to study
noisy; loud; annoying; troublesome; fussy; finicky