the breakup (dispersal) of a family
I see; that's right; indeed
revival; restoration; resuscitation
for; for the sake of; to one's advantage; because of; as a result of
scholarship; stipend; bursary; student loan
making do; getting by (somehow); managing
to break; to snap; to be injured; to wear out; to be worn out; to break; to burst
ordinary person; average person; man in the street; everyman; (a) nobody
form; shape; figure; visage
to stand; to rise; to find oneself (e.g. in a difficult position); to depart (on a plane, train, etc.)
how many people; a number of people
treatment; service; handling (of a machine, tool, etc.); operation; treating as; treating like
difficult; hard; impossible; unfeasible; fussy; particular; gloomy
bone; frame; outline; core; backbone; spirit
body; oneself; one's place; one's position; main part; meat (as opposed to bone, skin, etc.)
life; life force; lifetime; lifespan; most important thing; foundation
hostility; antagonism; opposition
next (to); adjoining; adjacent; house next door; neighbouring house; next-door neighbour
clumsy (work); awkward; poorly made; ugly (of a person); unattractive; plain
mask; disguise; guise; mask
to destroy; to crush; to break by striking; to spoil; to ruin
to assume the posture of praying; to press the palms and fingers of both hands together; to beg; to make a supplication; to see (something or someone of high status)
I fear that it's likely that; with all due respect
to succeed; to relieve; to take the place of; to substitute for; to be exchanged; to change (places with)
iron (Fe); strong and hard (as iron); railway; railway enthusiast
to draw back; to sink; to be set back (e.g. from a road); to withdraw (e.g. from the public eye); to retire to (somewhere)
to pull; to tug; to draw (attention, sympathy, etc.); to attract (e.g. interest); to draw back (e.g. one's hand); to draw in (one's chin, stomach, etc.); to draw (a card, mahjong tile, etc.)
not feeling like doing ...; having no mind to ...; being in no mood for ...; having no intention of ...
crime; sin; penalty; sentence; fault; responsibility
close (e.g. of business); leaving (e.g. school); being outdone; compare unfavourably (with); closing price (stockmarket); sink mark (casting, moulding)
intention; wish; purpose; mind (to do)
disliked; hated; tendency; smack (of); distinction; discrimination
by any chance; (should) it happen (that); by some chance
simple; plain; uncomplicated; straightforward; simple-minded; naive
to speak (of something); to be effective; to be powerful; to mean everything
to hold down; to twist someone's arm; to force (someone) to yield (e.g. an argument); to make (someone) surrender