to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
very; considerably; by no means; not readily; middle; half-way point
to be born; to come into the world
difficult delivery; difficult childbirth; dystocia
it cannot be that...; it is highly unlikely that...; it is impossible that...
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
(state of) apparent death; suspended animation
state; condition; situation; appearance; circumstances
to give birth; to bear (child); to lay (eggs); to produce; to yield; to give rise to
subcontract; subcontractor (person or company)
shabby; dull; cheap; lackluster; uninspiring; depressing
to be absent; to take a day off; to rest; to have a break; to go to bed; to (lie down to) sleep
denotes uncertainty; such things as A and B; A and B and so on; A and B and the like
heave-ho; oops; yes; yeah
to desire; to wish; to beg; to request; to have something done for oneself
God; god; ace; king; superior person
instead of; in place of; as a substitute for; in exchange for; in return for; to make up for
to drop; to lose; to clean off (dirt, makeup, paint, etc.); to remove (e.g. stains or facial hair); to lose (a match); to reject (an applicant); to lower (e.g. shoulders or voice)
please; somehow or other; one way or another
with a slap; with a pop; without batting an eyelid; generously; cutesy suffix applied to names
to strike; to clap; to play drums; to abuse; to bash; to consult; to sound out
to resume breathing; to come around; to come back to life
to be open (to traffic); to lead to; to flow (liquid, current); to pass; to be understood; to be comprehended; to be honored
(not) particularly; (not) especially; (not) specially; separately; apart; additionally
like it or not; like or not like
won't; hasn't; isn't; won't you
as a child; when one was a child
to get worse; to deteriorate; to go from bad to worse; to spoil (of food); to go bad; to perish
no!; no no!; no, not at all
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
moneylending; moneylender
debt; loan; liabilities; borrowing money
interest (on a loan, deposit, etc.)
how; in what way; by what means
1,000,000; one million; million; many
double; twice (as much); times (as much); -fold; 1-nth; 1 to n
interesting; fascinating; intriguing; amusing; funny; comical
for a moment; for a minute; for a while; for some time; for the time being; for now