to rub out; to clean off; to clear away; to efface; to erase
limit; limits; degree; extent; the end; the last; as long as ...
to get down to business; to cut to the chase; to get straight to the point; to move on to the main subject
to get tired of waiting; to grow impatient
one's station in life; one's personal history; one's circumstances; one's lot; one's destiny; one's future
one's youth; early life; one's early days; one's early years
to cross over; to go across; to extend; to cover; to range
influential; powerful; popular; prosperous; doing well
to swing; to wield (physically); to exercise (e.g. power, ability); to exhibit; to flourish; to prosper
former husband; late husband
inheritance; bequest; legacy; heritage
to leave (to someone, esp. after one's death); to bequeath
property; fortune; means; assets
average; mean; balance; equilibrium
interest (on a loan, deposit, etc.)
to meet (by chance); to come across; to meet (e.g. of rivers, highways, etc.); to emerge and engage (an enemy)
to come to like; to become fond of; to fall in love
several weeks; a few weeks
hop; hops (Humulus lupulus)
quotient; dealing; dealer; second degree (of the Japanese and Chinese pentatonic scale); Shang dynasty (China, approx. 1600-1046 BCE); Yin dynasty
800; eight hundred; multitude; large number
elbowroom; leeway; room; reserve; margin; allowance
holiday house; vacation home; villa; prison; jail
detached house; stand-alone house; single-family home
comparatively; relatively; unexpectedly; unusually; considering; for one's ...
to become rustic; to be countrified
counter for buildings (esp. houses); suffix for a pen name, stage name, etc.
open field; empty lot; plain
nature of one's business; business instinct