meddling; fumbling; fondling; playing around with something
effect; result; worth; use; avail
futility; waste; uselessness; pointlessness; idleness
staunch; hardcore; dyed-in-the-wool; metal reinforcement
love for (one's) family; family love; familial love
animal passions; carnal desire; lust
to share (life's) joys and sorrows (with); to share the good and the bad (with); to stick together through thick and thin
living; life (one's daily existence); livelihood
to support each other; to support one another
there is no way that ...; easy; simple
but I suppose; it seems; probably; I guess
while; during; performed in this condition
housework; domestic chores; family affairs; household matters
mess; sorry state; -ways; -wards; in the act of ...; just as one is ...
to rely on; to depend on; to count on; to turn to (for help)
pretty; charming; lovely; adorable
older brother; elder brother
charm; fascination; glamour; glamor; attraction; appeal
to be aware of; to know; to notice; to feel; to understand; to comprehend; to remember
association; socializing; socialising; fellowship
that child; that kid; that boy; (arch.) you
one; for one thing; only; (not) even; just (e.g. "just try it"); some kind of; one type of
good thing; nice thing; good excuse; good grounds; interjection used to impress an idea or to urge a response
to teach; to instruct; to tell; to inform; to preach
love; love-making; passion; emotion; affections
to take (a resource, e.g. time or money); to hang; to come into view; to arrive; to come under (a contract, a tax); to start (engines, motors); to attend
household economy; family finances
elbowroom; leeway; room; reserve; margin; allowance
broke; poor; short; skint; having no money
date (with someone); (social) outing (for two); date night; date (day)
contriving (to raise funds, to find time, etc.); working out (a solution)
with a view to marriage; with marriage in mind
future (usually near); prospects
unobstructed view; perspective; forecast; outlook; insight; foresight
dark; gloomy; depressed; dispirited; dark (in colour); dull; ill-boding
income; receipts; revenue
unrelated; unconnected; without relations (esp. of a deceased person); having no surviving relatives; unrelated to the teachings of Buddha; unable to be saved by Buddha