sensitive; susceptible; emotional; impressionable; sentimental
boy; son; baby boy; young man
at last; finally; barely; narrowly; just
friend; ally; supporter; taking sides (with); supporting; standing by
person of common sense; common sense man
to be unable to do; to find something difficult to do
to get cloudy; to cloud over; to cloud up; to fog up; to be gloomy; to be clouded (expression)
refreshing (e.g. feeling, scene, wind, morning air); brisk; bracing; fresh; refreshed
reason for being; raison d'être
naturally; not surprisingly; it should be appreciated that; understandably; as a matter of course; as is obvious
something like ...; something called ...
I'm sorry; my apologies; may I come in?; permission; leave; dismissal
to throw out one's chest; to be puffed up with pride
demand; firm request; requisition; requirement; desire
to be at wits' end; to be greatly perplexed; to be troubled
to crouch; to squat; to cower
to beg; to pester; to plead; to coax; to hound; to importune
to remove; to take off; to drop (e.g. from a team); to remove (from a position); to leave (e.g. one's seat); to go away from; to dodge (a question, blow, etc.)
causing concern; (lit.) bad for the heart
to need; to demand; to take; to require
favorite (to win); favourite; one's heart's desire; first choice; chocolate given to a man on Valentine's day out of genuine sentiment
number; number plate; license plate
puncture; flat tyre (tire); blowout; bursting; overflowing; being jammed (e.g. phone lines)
explosion; detonation; blast; outburst (of emotion); explosion (e.g. of anger); eruption (e.g. of discontent)
to turn on one's heel; to turn back; to return
frantic dash; rushing at full speed
(giving) birth; childbirth; native (of); product of; produced in; assets
to run down (stairs, etc.)
Skanda (swift-footed guardian deity); great runner
fast; quick; easy; simple; as soon as ...; the moment ...
to be relieved; to feel relieved
my goodness!; oh my!; oh dear!
splendid; magnificent; gorgeous
3rd day of the month; three days
to pass (of time); to elapse
to cry out in one's sleep (e.g. from having a nightmare); to moan (in anguish) in one's sleep
racing noisily (in a car, motorcycle, etc.); roaring (e.g. down the street)
(not) even once; (not) ever
honor student; honours student; model student; prize pupil
medicine; pharmaceuticals; efficacious chemical (gunpowder, pesticide, etc.); (pottery) glaze; (illegal) drug; narcotic