even at the best of times; already; (even) under normal circumstances; in addition to; as it is
price; cost; value; worth; value
family precepts; family motto; rule of the home
to be transmitted (handed down) from generation to generation
to be popular; to come into fashion; to be prevalent; to spread widely (e.g. disease); to flourish; to thrive
isolation; being alone; being friendless
warehouse; storehouse; cellar; magazine; granary; godown
in accordance with; according to; as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)
remembrance; recollection; recognition
(one's) father-in-law; (one's) employer; master; principal supporter of a temple; influential temple parishioner
trade; business; commerce; occupation; calling; profession
deliberately; carefully; thoroughly; without rushing
to tighten; to stiffen; to brace; to strain
to consist of; to be made up of; to be concluded (e.g. of an agreement); to hold true (e.g. of a theory); to be viable (of a business, lifestyle, etc.); to carry on
to ascertain; to make sure of; to determine; to probe; to get to the bottom (of something)
to buy all (of something) one can get one's hands on; to buy up; to scoop up
happiness; blessedness; luck; luckily; fortunately
large amount of money; great cost
strange; odd; peculiar; queer; curious
very interesting; of great interest
to perform some process; to apply some treatment; to revise; to correct
wire netting; wire mesh; wire screen; chain-link mesh
frame; framework; border; box; limit; restriction; category
opposite; opposition; versus; vs.; to (e.g. "winning a game five to three"); equal footing
frustrated (over a failure, humiliation or injustice); annoyed; chagrined; (bitterly) disappointed; bitter; vexed
weak point; weakness; shortcoming; defect; flaw; sore spot
to bite at; to snap at; to jump at (e.g. an offer); to snap at; to hold on to; to cling to
to cling to; to hold on to; to grapple; to set about doing; to begin; to take hold of
anyway; by the way; incidentally; well; to change the subject
to startle; to surprise; to astonish; (lit.) to make (someone) say "oh!"
unable to move; held up; swamped; stuck between a rock and a hard place
secret; private; surreptitious
development; exploitation
it's no big deal; it's no problem; it's nothing to worry about; safe (and sound); all right
story; tale; narrative; account; fable; legend
to be at one's wits' end; to be cornered; (lit.) to be packed to the hilt