| A | B |
|---|
| bachelor | a man who has not been married |
| pet | an animal which is kept to be a friend |
| widow | a woman whose husband has died |
| widower | a man whose wife has died |
| generation | a group of people born and living at about the same time |
| ancestor | one's relative in the past, now dead |
| elderly | old (used for people) |
| companion | a friend; someone who is often with another person |
| accompany | to go with |
| permission | agreement from a person in authority to let someone do or have something |
| delightful | very pleasing |
| encourage | to give hope or courage to |
| discourage | to cause to lose hope or enthusiasm |
| selfish | concerned about oneself; without thinking of others |
| surroundings | the environment; the people and things in an area around something |
| bring up | to rasie children; to introduce a topic, etc. |
| care about | to think something or someone is important; to love |
| care for | to provide the necessary services for; to like or love |
| orphan | a child whose parents have died |
