occasional; infrequent; rare
I'm off; see you later; to go (and then come back)
childcare; child-rearing; nursing; upbringing
of all (things, people, places, days, etc.)
at the critical moment; when the time comes; when it's most important; when necessary; in an emergency; when push comes to shove
to (be able to) make contact; to (be able to) get in touch
real estate agent; realtor
kitchen knife; carving knife; (arch.) cooking; (arch.) food
accumulation; accumulate; store
gushing forth; bursting out; (lit.) like breaking a dam
to begin to overflow; to start overflowing; to pour out
price; cost; value; worth; value
head (of a household); proprietor (of a store); one's husband; (one's) employer; (one's) master; host
I don't know ...; how about ...?; I wonder; what about ..?
suburb; residential area on the outskirt of a city; commuter belt
detached house; stand-alone house; single-family home
capital; funds; seed money; asset
implementation (e.g. of a system); materialization; materialisation; realization; realisation; actualization
trembling; getting nervous; excited; thrilled
being incident to; being accompanied by; being collateral with; being attached to
to put out one's hand; to extend one's arm; to reach (for); to try one's hand at (something new)
besides; in addition; also; moreover
to imagine; to picture; to figure; to see
quite clearly; quite distinctly; perfectly; exactly
to act violently; to rage; to struggle; to be riotous
common reed (Phragmites australis)
marshland; wetland; swampland
earnest; sincere; pressing; urgent; pertinent; appropriate
brittle; fragile; weak; tender-hearted; sentimental; easily moved
to crumble away; to collapse
to start to say; to attempt to say; to be about to say; to speak to; to address
other than; excluding; without
appearance; arrival; make one's appearance
irresponsible; blithe; heedless; devil-may-care; sloppy; slipshod
intuition; instinct; insight; hunch; immediacy
strength; power; proficiency; ability