in confusion; in a fluster; in bewilderment; sobbing; tearfully; trembling (voice)
such; this sort of; like this
period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years); apprenticeship; indentureship; indenture
new; novel; fresh; recent; latest; up-to-date
encounter; running into; meeting with (e.g. an accident); being confronted with (e.g. a difficulty)
to be bewildered; to be perplexed
to stand up straight; to stick up (e.g. of hair); to stand up abruptly; to jump to one's feet; to stand (doing nothing); to stand around
lower back; waist; hips; body (of hair, noodles, paper, etc.); resilience; spring
to hit; to expose; to apply (e.g. patch); to put on; to allot; to call on someone (e.g. in class); to guess (an answer)
tune; tone; vein; mood; condition; state of health
to raise one's voice; to shout; to yell; to speak up (e.g. in protest); to speak one's mind
book; volume; this; present; main; head; real
to be useful; to be helpful; to serve the purpose
good thing; nice thing; good excuse; good grounds; (good) idea; interjection used to impress an idea or to urge a response
to pick up; to adopt (a proposal); to take up (a topic); to take issue with; to make a problem of; to report (news); to cover
abruptly; suddenly; all of a sudden; without warning
to begin to say; to start talking; to broach (a matter); to be the first to say; to suggest (doing); to propose
manly; masculine; like a man
childbirth; (giving) birth; delivery; production (of goods)
how many times; how many degrees (temperature, angle, etc.)
to be present (esp. during a birth); to be witness to; to attend
sudden; abrupt; urgent; pressing; steep; sharp; rapid
two times; twice; two degrees
vacantly; blankly; openmouthed; with one's mouth wide-open; with a whack; with a thump
to be taken aback; to be astonished; to be dumbfounded
birth; lineage; identity; background; provenance; origin
to become known; to come to light; to be known; to be understood; to clearly not amount to much; to be insignificant
one's own child; one's own children
to leave (in someone's keeping); to put (in someone's care); to put (someone) in charge of; to leave (a matter) in someone's hands; to lean on; to put one's weight on
abrupt; sudden; unexpected
great; excellent; distinguished; important; awful; terrible
fierce; intense; severe; very; extremely; terribly
breast; chest; pit of the stomach; solar plexus; epigastrium
to give one's name (as); to introduce oneself (as); to claim to be; to call oneself; to reveal oneself (as); to admit to being
full of confidence; brimming with (self-)confidence; having great faith in oneself
attitude; manner; behaviour; attitude (towards an issue, etc.); position; stance
striding; swaggering; strutting; lording it over others; throwing one's weight around; acting as if one owns the place
to come back; to bloom a second time
breath; breathing; concord; harmony; steam (coming off hot food, tea, etc.); (water) vapor
troublesome; pain in the butt
to boil; to heat (a liquid); to prepare (a bath, hot drink); to excite; to rouse; to stir
to bring (something); to take along; to fetch; to get
part; portion; amount; worth (as in "two days' worth"); one's means; one's place; one's duty