noon; midday; daytime; lunch
casual income; extraordinary revenue; incidental income; nonrecurring income; perquisite
... is the reason; ... is my excuse
two sheets (of paper or other flat objects)
in proportion to; just as much as
mischievous child; scamp; rascal; elf; imp
to stop up; to close up; to stand in the way; to obstruct; to occupy; to fill up
to shut one's eyes; to close one's eyes; to turn a blind eye (to); to close one's eyes (to); to die
to choke up; to be speechless; to hold one's tongue
to be; to come; to go; to be (doing)
to overflow from something full
violent emotion; passion; fury
to cling to; to embrace; to throw one's arms around
sobbing; weeping; fit of crying
mixed with; mingled with; interspersed with; dashed with; sprinkled with
lower back; waist; hips; body (of hair, noodles, paper, etc.); resilience; spring
one night; all night; overnight; one evening
to empty; to remove; to move out; to clear out; to be away from (e.g. one's house); to leave (temporarily); to dawn
place for boarding vehicles; bus stop; bus terminal; railway platform; taxi stand; jetty
seeing (someone) off; send-off; deferment; postponement; letting a pitch go by; wait-and-see attitude
setting off (on a trip); departure
to keep standing; to stand motionless
negligent; careless; slipshod; slovenly; reckless; irresponsible
opposite; reverse; contrary; front and back; parallel to; back to back
sound of voice; vocal sound
literally; to the letter; literal
to push someone (towards); to encourage someone
stepwise; one step at a time
toddling; taking tottering steps
being independent; becoming independent; standing on one's own feet (without the use of crutches, etc.)
determination; resolution
to become blunt; to grow dull; to become less capable; to weaken; to falter
people; men and women; each person; everybody
just one person; only one
hesitation; indecision; vacillation
flood of emotions; many thoughts
ostentation; show; affectation
to support (someone) financially; to finance; to supply (money); to present (money or gifts) to a monarch (feudal lord, etc.)
three-cornered hat; tricorne
to shift; to move; to slide; to move (an appointment, meeting, etc.); to bring forward; to put back