one's youth; early life; one's early days; one's early years
living room (Western style); sitting room
et cetera; etc.; or something; the likes of; for example; for instance
to pierce; to stab; to sting; to bite; to sew; to stitch; to pole (a boat)
death; mortality; to die; to pass away
disastrous; tragic; miserable; wretched; pitiful; woeful
just before one's eyes; in one's presence; personally
ex-husband; former husband
tolerance; broad-mindedness
the other day; a few days ago
mother-in-law; foster mother; stepmother
to take seriously; to take someone at their word; to believe (to be true)
staying up late; keeping late hours; sitting up late at night; nighthawk
dry skin; bad skin; rough skin; unhealthy skin
to be absent; to take a day off; to rest; to have a break; to go to bed; to (lie down to) sleep
to devour; to bite to death
opportunity; chance; folding; fold; small food box (wooden or cardboard); folding in ... (two, three, etc.); counter for folded items
still; yet; more; still more; as ...; like ...
to be peevish; to sulk; to pout
far away; distant place; long ago; far back; by far
that way; that direction; that (one); that person; there; over there
soft serve ice cream (icecream)
parenthood; parent or someone with children on the way (esp. an expecting mother); (of a fish) containing roe (eggs)
therefore; consequently; accordingly; for that reason
education; schooling; training; culture; cultivation; education
post-traumatic stress disorder; PTSD
hard; tough; hardware; hard disk
line-up (baseball, product, etc.); lineup
to lay the blame on; to put the fault on
to bear a grudge against; to resent; to blame; to curse; to feel bitter towards
but I suppose; it seems; probably; I guess
after (practically) no time; immediately after; just; having no time to
cookie; biscuit; cookie (browser-related file sent from a WWW server)
eggs; egg; (hen's) egg; (an expert) in the making; beginning; origin
confections; sweets; candy; cake
to advise strongly; to insist (on something)