to roughen (e.g. one's attitude); to raise (one's voice)
withering; shrivelling; shrinking; atrophy; contraction
to produce; to yield; to cause; to result from; to arise; to be generated
to return; to come home; to leave; to get home; to get to home plate
how can (one) do something
consultation; discussion; discussing; asking (somebody) for advice
absence; being away from home; house-sitting; house-sitter; being left unattended to (of one's studies, etc.); neglecting
sword (esp. a large, double-edged one); blade; bayonet; swordsmanship; stinger; ovipositor
confrontation; opposition; antagonism
in confusion; in a fluster; in bewilderment; sobbing; tearfully; trembling (voice)
to disappear; to vanish; to go; to leave; to die
clear; clear-cut; lucid; unequivocal; explicit
to make a speech; to address
household economy; housekeeping; homemaking
trouble; problem; mess; difficulty; nuisance
paying back in installments (instalments); amortization plan (amortisation); gradual demolition; gradual erosion; gradual dismantlement
to receive favor (favour); to be much obliged to someone; to be indebted
to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that; to be the result (of); to be the outcome; to be the reason (for)
forever; for good; eternally; as long as one likes; indefinitely; no matter what
current; urgent; to confront (an issue); to face (up to something); for the meantime; at present
lodging; inn; house; home; home of a servant's parents (or guarantor, etc.)
securing; obtaining; ensuring; belay; belaying
now (while the time is ripe); while one still can
to take measures; to work out a plan; to lecture; to read aloud; to confer
before very long; soon; someday; of the previously mentioned; of that number; among them
to be left without means of sustenance; to be turned adrift in the streets; to be rendered homeless; to be out in the cold; to be down and out
in that way; like that; that way
up to now; so far; traditional; conventional; usual
order; system; structure; set-up; organization; organisation
under (influence, control, conditions, etc. of); during (war, occupation, etc.)
guarantee; security; assurance; pledge; warranty
difficult; hard; impossible; unfeasible; fussy; particular; gloomy
still more; to say nothing of; not to mention; still less
still more; even more; all the more; still less; even less
grant; bestowal; giving something to someone of low social standing (by a person of very high social standing)
gold (Au); golden (color); valuable; of highest value; money; gold coin; Friday
hardly any; almost nonexistent; very little
vague; obscure; indistinct; hazy; ambiguous
concrete; definite; specific; material; substantial
to form; to shape; to make; to mold; to mould; to build up
to work; to labor; to function; to operate; to commit (e.g. a crime); to perpetrate
housework; domestic chores; family affairs; household matters
like everyone else; like most people; like an ordinary person; as much as anyone else