ivy (esp. Boston ivy, Parthenocissus tricuspidata)
background; scenery; background (of an incident, situation, etc.); circumstances; backing; support (from behind the scenes)
sneak thief; petty thief; cat burglar
one's carriage; one's demeanor; agility; body movements
most of all; extremely; supremely
fortunately; luckily; thankfully
to appear ...; to look like ...; to seem ...; to have a trace of; to be tinged with
skillful; skilful; adroit; clever; shrewd; ingenious
to go along; to walk along; to follow
on the occasion of; circumstances; juncture
lodger who pays nothing for room and board; freeloader; sponger
to get fed up with; to get sick of; to become disgusted with
charge; duty; person in charge; connection; linking
to repeatedly admonish; to tell over and over
nagging; faultfinding; carping; captious
failing to properly evaluate the (relative) importance (of); putting the cart before the horse; mistaking the cause for the end; mistaking the insignificant for the essential; getting one's priorities backwards
good thing; strong point; good family; prestigious school; the right moment; utter
to threaten; to make threats
though; although; be that as it may; nonetheless
screaming; squawking; squealing; loud complaining; noisy conversation
mental health; mental hygiene
fairness; impartiality; justice; objectivity
that is to say; so that means
one's real father; natural father; biological father
calm; composed; cool; quiet
residence; abode; dwelling
be (that) as it may; having said that
to advise strongly; to insist (on something)
as before; as ever; as it was originally
day by day; by the day; (arch.) daily; (arch.) every day
not insignificant; not to be sneezed at
to happen to meet; to come across
to be affected; to put on airs; to act like (something one isn't); to pretend to be
shop; store; somebody who sells (something) or works as (something); somebody with a (certain) personality trait; house; roof
thick growth of plants; plantation; shrubbery; thicket
to slip through; to make one's way through quickly
having done this; if this is done; if it is done in this way
garden (esp. man-made); orchard; park; place; location
to disappear into; to slip into; to be lost in; to be mixed up with
golden; gold-colored; gold-coloured; honey-colour