maintenance; preservation; improvement
drawing room; parlor; parlour; guest room
(home) tutor; private tutor; private teacher
fashion (current) of the times; general drift of affairs
the said family; the same family
placement; fixed position; mapping out; location
to float; to become merry; to be cheerful; to become loose; to become unsteady; to feel out of it; to be cut off (e.g. from those around you)
to deal with (a person); to treat; to deal with (a problem); to handle; to operate (e.g. a machine); to handle; to deal in
hitting the target; striking home; proving to be right; coming true; being on the mark
gradually; steadily; slowly; little by little; step by step; by degrees
estrangement; alienation; neglecting to stay in contact
transition; changeover; switchover; transfer (of powers, weight, etc.); shift (e.g. of centre of gravity)
teaching; instruction; teachings; precept; lesson; doctrine
to work hard; to try hard; to strive; to endeavour; to endeavor; to devote oneself to
from behind the scenes (cheer, pray, etc. for someone); from the sidelines; from a distance; secretly; in secret
early; soon; quickly; swiftly; rapidly
to lose (through death; e.g. a wife, child)
cleaning; clean-up; garbage collection; scavenging
by all rights; legally speaking; properly speaking
to be different from what was previously said; to be different from what was promised
to pile up; to accumulate; to estimate
to change; to switch; to change over (to); to renew
strength; intensity; strong (e.g. glasses); powerful (e.g. lens); intense (e.g. fear)
flowers; beautiful; spectacular
to surround; to encircle; to besiege; to lay siege to; to play (go, shogi, etc.)
multicolored; multicoloured; of various colors; diverse; of all kinds; all manners of
stuffed toy; stuffed animal; plush toy; soft toy; cuddly toy
to be unable to; to find difficult (unpleasant, awkward, painful) to do; to serve two or more functions or roles simultaneously; to contain (or combine) two or more features; to work in two or more jobs simultaneously (positions, etc.); to do alongside
to put all one's skill (into doing something); to do something to the best of one's ability
to switch off; to turn off
quiet; still; surreptitious
with a plop; with a plonk; with a plunk; with a flop
truth; reality; sincerity; honesty; indeed; really
and so; therefore; for that reason
to cheer up; to be encouraged (by); to be in high spirits
to ascend; to go up; to climb