just managing; with great difficulty
(somebody else's) parents; both parents
high and low (social standing)
in short; the point is; the important thing is; in a word; basically
to crown; to cap; to prefix with; to start with; to begin with
right away; without delay; as soon as possible; very soon
to wedge one's way in; to push in (between); to step in (between); to interrupt (a conversation, quarrel, etc.); to intervene
prostitute; whore; tramp; floozy; slut
to intervene; to stop (something)
lightning strike; thunderbolt; bolt of lightning; to strike (lightning); to be struck by lightning
warning (e.g. for a storm); advisory
to go to the top; to climb to the top; to ascend to the top; to be engrossed in; to be very enthusiastic about; to be infatuated with
to lose one's temper; to throw a tantrum
qualifications; requirements; capabilities
et cetera; etc.; and the like; the likes of; something like
sensible; clever; smart; decent; tasteful
injured person; wounded person; casualty
to grumble; to make difficulties
unsightly; ugly; unseemly; indecent; deplorable; disgraceful
to be indelibly stained or ingrained; to be dyed in deeply
passage; pathway; roadway; avenue; aisle
to get late; to advance; to wear on
street at night; making a night journey
left hand; left-hand side; left-hand direction; (on) the left
artificial hill (in a garden)
water-filled bamboo tube which clacks against a stone when emptied; device for scaring birds from gardens
honest; respectable; respectable occupation (i.e. not yakuza, prostitute, etc.); person in a respectable occupation
how many years; how long; what year
to guess; to sense; to presume; to sympathize with; to sympathise with
wiles; sinister design; trick; conspiracy; intrigue