slowly; inefficiently; tardily; dawdling
stork (esp. the Oriental stork, Ciconia boyciana)
declining birth rates; decrease in the number of children
though; although; be that as it may; nonetheless
to be sufficient; to be enough; to be worth doing; to be worthy of; to do (the job); to serve
hectic; topsy-turvy; chaotic
busy; occupied; hectic; restless; hurried; fidgety
to make a mistake (in); to commit an error (e.g. in calculation); to confuse; to mistake something for something else
to deliver; to forward; to send; to report; to notify; to file notice (to the authorities)
there (place relatively near listener); there (place just mentioned); that place; then (of some incident just spoken of); that (of point just raised); (arch.) you
to hold in one's arms (e.g. a baby); to embrace; to have sex with; to make love to; to sit on (eggs); to brood
to give birth; to bear (child); to lay (eggs); to produce; to yield; to give rise to
to be (in contrast to something that is not the case)
to raise (to maturity); to bring up; to rear; to train; to educate
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...
truth; reality; truly; really; absolute truth
please; somehow or other; one way or another
right; correct; proper; righteous; just
to put back; to return; to vomit; to throw up; to recover (of a market price)
to give (esp. to someone of lower status); to bestow; to provide; to afford; to assign; to cause
(what) the heck; (why) in the world; one object; one body; one form; one style
imitating; copying; mimicry; behavior; behaviour; action
to joke; to jest; to make fun of; to laugh at; to romp; to gambol
to have a limit; to go too far (e.g. joke)
one's own convenience; one's way; surroundings; environment; convenience; ease of use; financial circumstances
anyhow; in any case; at any rate; at best; at most
impediment; burden; encumbrance; hindrance; drag
as (much) as possible; as (much) as one can; wherever practicable; if possible
carefully; with (great) care; with caution
important; significant; precious; valuable; careful
to raise; to rear; to train; to teach; to promote the growth of; to nurture