and; besides; because; since; the thing is; for one thing
child rearing; child raising; raising children; parenting
trial of strength; test of one's strength (stamina)
period of youth; while young
to give birth; to bear (child); to lay (eggs); to produce; to yield; to give rise to
had better ...; had better not ...
enough; sufficient; sufficiently; fully; division into ten
trouble; bother; trouble; difficulty; care; attention
so much; so often; oh, yes!; that's it; that's right; quite
look here; I say; well; I know what; I'll tell you what; just a minute
building contractor; builder; building firm
two-family house; house for a two-generation family
to greet; to call out (to); to invite; to get in touch (with); to cheer (on); to give vocal support (to)
cheap; inexpensive; calm; peaceful; quiet
I wonder; should I?; is it?; I wish that; I hope that
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
intention; plan; belief; assumption; estimate; estimation
-like; sort of; similar to; resembling
splendid; nice; sufficient; satisfactory; not needing (any more of something); (already) having enough
splendid; fine; praiseworthy; creditable; legal; legitimate
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
to make a mistake (in); to commit an error; to get wrong; to mistake (one thing for another); to confuse
sometimes; at intervals; occasionally; on occasion; from time to time
of course; certainly; naturally
secrecy; confidentiality; privacy; one's circumstances (esp. fiscal)
something like ...; things like ...; someone like ...; the likes of ...
silly; foolish; absurd; childish; easy; trifling
to have a talk; to tell a story
occupation; profession; job; vocation; career; trade
and; and then; thus; and now; and finally
once; before; formerly; never yet; never before; first time
company; friendship; association; (romantic) involvement; dating
to want; to wish for; to request; to demand; to seek; to search for
to wave; to shake; to sprinkle; to throw (dice); to cast (actor); to allocate (work); to turn down (someone)
to choose; to select; to pick (out)
reason; grounds; pretext; excuse; motive
decisively; decidedly; boldly; precisely; exactly
it's been a long time; long time no see
for a moment; for a minute; for a while; for some time; for the time being; for now
foreign; abroad; overseas
so; like that; that's right; indeed; let me see ...
this way; this direction; here; this (one); I; me