the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
ripening (of a crop); crop; harvest
eager; earnest; ardent; OFF (on switch)
ruins (of a building, town, etc.); remains
to resound; to be heard far away; to reverberate; to shake; to come (home); to remain (with someone)
husband; master (of a house, shop, etc.)
with a start; in surprise; suddenly (realize, remember, etc.); all of a sudden; puffing (air); with a puff
to come to one's senses; to calm down
to raise one's face; to lift one's head; to raise one's eyes
living room (Western style); sitting room
to hold between (e.g. one's fingers, chopsticks); to grip (from both sides); to put between; to sandwich between; to catch (e.g. a finger in a door); to trap; to insert (e.g. a break into proceedings)
familiar; well-known; regular (e.g. customer); old stand-by
every person; each one; everybody
worry; concern; anxiety; care; help; aid
scene; spectacle; sight; view
safe; secure; certainly; surely; no thanks; I'm good
sleek; smooth; thin (of a liquid); without hesitation or delay
long (distance, length); long (time); protracted; prolonged
flax color; flax colour; beige; ecru
to rock; to shake; to swing
to ask; to enquire; to inquire; to search; to look for; to look into
furnished with; including; attached to; impression; appearance; luck; sociality
neat and clean; tidy; trim
sweet (e.g. young girls, flowers blooming); touchingly lovely; cute; pitiful; pitiable
marked; pronounced; showing a strong tendency (towards)
anxiety; uneasiness; worry; apprehension; fear; insecurity
to get cloudy; to cloud over; to cloud up; to fog up; to be gloomy; to be clouded (expression)
originally; by nature; from the start
remainder; remnant; (not) very; (not) much; too much; excessively
strong-willed; strong of heart
child; kid; (one's) child; offspring; young (animal); young woman; offshoot
timidly; nervously; with nervous diffidence; trembling with fear
to examine someone's expression
to be crowded; to be packed; to be complex; to go into; to put into; to do intently
gesture; movement; action; acting; performance
to repeat; to do something over again
to hold in one's arms; to carry in one's arms; to have (problems, debts, etc.); to take on (a responsibility); to employ; to have (on one's staff)
other (place, thing, person); the rest; outside; beyond; nothing except; nothing but
same; similar; (just) like; equal
since some time ago; for some time; for quite a while