to be in a hurry; to be impatient; to be anxious (to do); to get a fright; to panic; to get flustered
to start; to begin; to start up (a business, society, etc.); to open (e.g. a store); to start ...; to begin to ...
proposal; proposition; suggestion
beyond this point; from now on; after this
discomfort; inconvenience; poverty; want; inability; disability
contrivance; managing (to raise money); one's financial condition
to do for (someone); to take in; to deceive; to hoodwink
instead; but (on the other hand)
to send; to forward; to hand over (e.g. money)
(not) ever; (not) at all; (not) on any account; deepest bottom of the earth
condition; term; requirement; qualification; prerequisite
such; that sort of; that kind of; no way!; never!
(present) head of a family
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
as a matter of fact; actually; effectively; in reality; in effect
person of paramount authority; supreme wielder of power
president (of a society); chairman
job; work; duties; trade; skill
to make matters worse; besides; what's more; in addition; on top of that
frail; having a weak constitution; being in poor health
to be left without means of sustenance; to be turned adrift in the streets; to be rendered homeless; to be out in the cold; to be down and out
to become known; to come to light; to be known; to be understood; to clearly not amount to much; to be insignificant
alone; by oneself; on one's own
please; somehow or other; one way or another
lively; full of spirit; energetic; healthy; well; fit
lonely; lonesome; solitary; desolate
certainly; of course; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how); without even; without so much as; at the (least, earliest, etc.)
guilty (feeling, conscience, look, etc.); (feeling) uneasy
somewhere; anywhere; in some respects
to change one's place of residence; to migrate; to move
seeming ...; appearing ...; -ish; like a ...; typical of ...
the present; present time; as of; present tense; this world; this life
missing (of a person); lost; unaccounted for; whereabouts unknown
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
since then; from that time; ever since
(not) even once; (not) ever
usual; normal; everyday; usually; normally; generally
to that extent; to that degree; so much; so
light; well-lit; bright (of a colour); brightly-coloured; cheerful; bright; encouraging (for the future of a project, etc.)
spicy; hot; salty; harsh (criticism); severe (punishment); painful
growth; development; one's early life; upbringing; personal history