disaster; calamity; misfortune; trouble; woes
to cause; to induce; to bring about a result or state; to produce
feeling obliged; being grateful; being thankful; (arch.) shrinking back in fear
clumsy; awkward; tactless; awkward (e.g. socially); (arch.) mean; (arch.) cowardly
in error; by mistake; by accident; accidentally
to feel sorry (for, that); to regret (that); to feel pity; to sympathize
accident (caused by negligence); error; blunder; fault; defect
duty; responsibility (incl. supervision of staff); liability; onus
ordinary; average; common; normal; like the average person; like most people
to go through; to suffer; to experience (something unpleasant)
to receive; to take; to get somebody to do something; to have in one's pocket (a fight, match); to contract (a disease); to catch
adopted child (usu. male); son-in-law
anyhow; in any case; at any rate; at best; at most
care; looking after; trouble; bother; good offices; recommendation
consequence; outcome; result; blame
growth; development; one's early life; upbringing; personal history
any; anything; whatever; I am told; I hear; I understand
to paste; to stick; to affix; to station; to post
textbook; coursebook; schoolbook
perhaps; probably; generous; many; much
considerably; fairly; quite
to harden; to solidify; to become firm; to become certain; to gather (together); to assemble
a little while later; for a little while; some time later; for some time; presently
for example; for instance; e.g.
with; by; because of; on account of; on (a day, date); at (a time); adds emphasis to preceding word
to give one's name (as); to introduce oneself (as); to claim to be; to call oneself; to reveal oneself (as); to admit to being
companion; partner; spouse
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
to hold back (e.g. emotions); to rein in (e.g. a horse, unruly people); to get the better of; to control; to command
parental love or affection
somehow; in some way; for some reason; faintly; vaguely
host and guest; principal and auxiliary; subject and object (philosophical); subject and object
for a short while; for a brief period; soon; in a short while
unvoiced opinion; (opinion of the) silent majority; views which are not expressed
late at night; deep in the night
to knock at the gate; to request an apprenticeship; to ask to be made a pupil
to employ; to hire (a servant)
to raise; to raise up; to wake; to wake up; to cause; to bring about; to start