to scratch; to perspire; to shovel; to paddle
bundle of banknotes; stack of bills; large sum of money
one's every action; every single move
regret; chagrin; mortification; freedom from obstructive thoughts
face with no make-up; unpainted face; true face (of a country, celebrity, etc.); real face; sober face; sobriety
astonished; shocked; amazed; astounded; aghast
deceased father; late father
(approximate) age; years; elderly; old; older (than); senior
to dream (i.e. while asleep); to have a dream; to dream (of the future); to have a fleeting experience
one's youth; early life; one's early days; one's early years
thief; burglar; robber; theft; burglary; robbery
scenery; scene; landscape
painful; sore; cringy; embarrassing
to attach; to stick together; to place together; to put side by side; to make (someone) get married; to get (someone) hitched
to drag into; to pull into; to lure inside; to win over; to entice into
impudent; brazen; shameless; bold
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
duty; sense of duty; honor; in-law; relation by marriage
to put on airs; to throw one's weight about; to swagger; to act arrogantly
foot of a mountain; base of a mountain; mine; colliery; owner of a mountain; operator of a mine
to cajole; to deceive; to seduce
heir; heiress; inheritor; successor
adopted child (usu. male); son-in-law
property; fortune; assets
originally; from the start; from the beginning; none the worse (for); (coming out) even; in the same position (as before)
looking or acting as if one owned the place
to behave; to conduct oneself; to act; to treat (someone) to (food or drink); to entertain (e.g. to lunch)
intangible; incorporeal; unreasonable; preposterous; absurd
to annoy; to irritate; to cause offence; to provoke; to get on someone's nerves
to come true (of a dream, wish, etc.); to be realized; to be fulfilled; to be granted; to be answered (of a prayer); to be requited (of love)
to prove successful; to take hold; to amount to something
absurd; unreasonable; rash; reckless; excessive; immoderate
a little bit; a little while
the reason is ...; it is because ...