firm; determined; resolute; conclusive
family-centered sitcom; TV drama of family life; soap opera
shape; form; appearance; style; state; situation
flinchingly; falteringly; being overwhelmed; staggeringly; totteringly; unsteadily
dad; daddy; papa; sugar daddy
mom; mommy; mum; female proprietress (of a bar, etc.)
barely; narrowly; only just; with difficulty
with a pat; with a tap; with a pop; with a crack; casually (throw); carelessly
to be taken aback; to be dumbfounded
carrying in one's arms (a baby, pet, doll, etc.); holding; up!; carry me
bursting with youth and energy (esp. young woman); vivaciously young; (fish) jumping around energetically (e.g. when caught in a net); bursting (e.g. seams); tight; splattering (e.g. cooking oil)
student of a women's college; female university student
mumblingly; mutteringly; unintelligibly
complex; complicated; intricate; mixed (feelings)
planned; scheduled; systematic
second year of high school; second-year high-school student
way of calling (something or someone)
certainly; without fail; right and wrong; pros and cons
always; all the time; constantly; frequently; often
to ill-treat; to bully; to torment; to be tough on (e.g. one's body); to treat harshly
pregnancy; conception; gestation
atelier; studio; workshop
How did you like ...?; How about ...?; What's going on?; How's it going?
to send; to forward; to hand over (e.g. money); indicates that the action is directed towards the speaker; indicates that the object of an action arrives at or is received by the speaker
unfeeling; heartless; cold-hearted; cruel
to raise; to rear; to train; to teach; to promote the growth of; to nurture
to take off (clothes, shoes, etc.); to undress
transformation; abnormality; sexual perversion; pervert; metamorphosis; transformation
to lament; to grieve; to regret; to deplore
apt to (do); liable to; predominantly; mostly; ... reaps the rewards; ... takes the prize
place where one works; construction site; working area
deadline; closing; closing (a door, window, etc.); cofferdam
moving forward (e.g. plans); acceleration (e.g. of payment schedule); front-loading
the teens (10-19); teenage; the tenth generation
now (when it is already much too late); at this stage; afresh; anew; again