elderly housekeeper; elderly maid; wet nurse; nanny
expectation; anticipation; purpose; intention; others' opinions of one; speculation
obstinate; stubborn; mulish; die-hard; bigoted
to the end; to the bitter end; to the last; after all; it must be remembered; only
to open (e.g. doors); to open (e.g. business, etc.); to be empty; to be vacant; to be available; to be open (e.g. neckline, etc.); to have been opened (of one's eyes, mouth, etc.)
motive power; driving force
material; substance; matter
emission; emanation; letting out (feelings); venting; divergence (of light); divergence
(short) run; drive; ride; spin
accomplishment; execution
saving (e.g. time, money, resources); economising; economizing
bringing; taking; carrying
from the place (where); from the fact that ...; caused by the fact that ...; because
spot; point; place; position
detached building; solitary house; room detached from main house
to enlarge; to widen; to spread out
avenue; boulevard; tree-lined street
(level of) comfort (in the place one lives)
to rot; to decay; to die in obscurity; to be forgotten with time
no exception; without exception; always the same
squeaking; creaking; tightly (cram); closely (pack); barely (managing); just (getting by)
cleaning; sweeping; dusting; scrubbing
to plant; to grow; to insert; to transplant; to inoculate (e.g. an infectious agent); to instill (idea, value, etc.)
defect; deficiency; imperfection; Yours in haste
consideration; thoughtfulness; sympathy; compassion; feeling; kindness
wife and children; (arch.) wife
standard; criterion; norm; benchmark; measure; gauge
every preparation possible; all aspects of the preparation
retrenchment; curtailment; economy
quick; rapid; swift; satisfactory
fish market; fish dealer; fishmonger
shoe store; shoe shop; shoemaker
a little; a few; small; only; just; merely
self-abasement; self-depreciation; humility
since some time ago; for quite a while; already
nice; likeable; desirable
to resign oneself (to); to reconcile oneself (to); to accept (e.g. defeat); to give up