reminisce about
a longing for hearth and home 对温暖家庭的渴望
a live-in maid [=a maid who lives in the house where she works]
pittance
reˈduce sb/sth (from sth) to sth/to doing sth
[usually passive] to force sb/sth into a particular state or condition, usually a worse one 使陷入(更坏的)境地;使沦落;使陷入窘境
sharecropper
subsistence
in a row
daikon=mooli 白萝卜aka大根
turnip 蔓菁;芜菁
gruel 旧时穷人吃的稀粥
rheumatism 风湿病
be afflicted with/by sth
charcoal
deplete
to bolster sb's confidence/courage/morale
增加某人的信心╱勇气╱士气
timber!
used to warn people that a tree that has been cut is about to fall (砍伐树木时说)倒啦,小心大树倒下
matriarch
dignitary
pent up excitement/frustration/fear
act big
態度が大きい[でかい]、でかい面をする、大きな[偉そうな]顔をする、威張る
I spent the day pottering around the house.
我在家里逍遥了一天。
deˈfer to sb/sth
( formal) to agree to accept what sb has decided or what they think about sb/sth because you respect him or her 遵从;听从;顺从
こけし 小芥子
When I told him my answer, he seemed taken aback. [=shocked]
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