when one was a very young child; very early in one's life
unforeseen; unexpected; sudden; accidental
younger brother; little brother; brother-in-law (spouse's younger brother or younger sister's husband); (arch.) pupil; (arch.) apprentice
family; members of a family
important; serious; valuable; precious; serious matter; major incident
living; life (one's daily existence); livelihood
discomfort; inconvenience; poverty; want; inability; disability
to manage; to arrange; to talk over; to dispose of
inheritance; bequest; legacy; heritage
corresponding to (in meaning, function, etc.); being equivalent to; appropriate; suitable; to be proportionate to; to be in keeping with
(another's) daughter; young lady (of pampered upbringing); woman who has never known hardship; naive woman
anyhow; anyway; somehow or other; apart from ...; setting ... aside
simple; plain; modest; frugal; reserved
hardly any; almost nonexistent; very little
drink box; carton (milk, juice, etc.); paper bag (for vacuum cleaners)
to divide (into); to split (into); to share; to distribute; to distinguish; to discriminate; to break up (a fight)
to drink; to gulp; to smoke (tobacco); to engulf; to overwhelm; to keep down; to suppress
parsimonious spirit; tendency to be frugal; inclination to scrimp and save; tendency to fuss over trivial things; worrier's disposition
shameful; disgraceful; indecent; unseemly; unbecoming; improper
to scold; to chide; to rebuke; to reprimand
before long; soon; almost; nearly; finally; in the end
to collect; to gather; to arrange; to put in order; to make uniform; to make even
to bring; to take (something) along; to fetch; to get
eerie; hair-raising; exaggerated; ostentatious
colour; color; hue; tints
lump of meat; piece of flesh; human body
as you were; return to your original position!; er, rather
deliberately; intentionally; on purpose; purposely
to drift; to float; to waft (e.g. a scent); to hang in the air; to be in the air (e.g. a feeling or mood); to wander; to walk around aimlessly