gatekeeper; door guard; doorman; concierge; janitor
to disagree; to dispute; to fight (over)
smoky; awkward; uncomfortable; ill at ease
poverty; need; destitution; having great difficulty with; struggling greatly with; being in distress
crying face; face of a person who is crying
suddenly; in a flash; quickly; conspicuously; prominently; showily
to be fed up (with); to be tired (of); to be stumped; to be nonplussed; to wince; to shrink back
to feel awkward; to feel ashamed; to feel inferior; to feel shy (about doing something)
to draw near; to draw closer; to press (e.g. for an answer); to hound
to blush; to have flushed cheeks
to be to the point; to hit the mark; to be relevant
to drive away; to turn away; to send away; to repel; to repulse
to take pains; to take time for someone; to do work for someone; to go to trouble for someone
to stand up straight; to stick up (e.g. of hair); to stand up abruptly; to jump to one's feet; to stand (doing nothing); to stand around
to accompany; to go hand in hand with; to be consequent upon; to be accompanied by; to bring with; to take with
painful; sore; cringy; embarrassing
for two people's eyes to meet; catching someone's eye; making eye contact; meeting a person's gaze
flustered; confused; panicked
completely; absolutely; totally; (not) at all
(young and) innocent; naive; pure; fresh; artless; unsophisticated
(young) girl; maiden; young lady
one's heart; the mind; inner feelings; inmost thoughts; true motives
live-in domestic service; live-in apprenticeship; public duty; public service
to loaf around (on the job); to idle one's time away; to dawdle
coincidence; chance; by chance; unexpectedly; contingency
even at the best of times; already; (even) under normal circumstances; in addition to; as it is
about; concerning; related to; -ish
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
no change; no difference; no unusual events; no accidents; no incidents
self-respect; prudence; not acting rashly; taking care of oneself; being careful with one's health
one's own convenience; one's way; surroundings; environment; convenience; ease of use; financial circumstances
dejectedly; dispiritedly; despondently; gloomily
to hang one's head; to droop one's head
lonely (e.g. person, feeling); lonesome; desolate; deserted; sad; lacking
such; like that; in that way
helpless; forlorn; hopeless; unpromising; lonely; discouraging
at the mercy of (something or someone)
to burn down (to the ground); to clear away by burning; to reduce to ashes; to burn off
one's circumstances; environment; situation (in life)
changing again and again; seesawing back and forth; being in a state of flux
to feel giddy; to totter; to be unfixed (emotions, beliefs, etc.); to waver; to wander aimlessly; to loiter