don't let your guard down; carelessness is the great enemy; danger comes soonest when it is despised
inside one's heart; in one's mind
pish; pooh; I see; oh; indeed
to dominate (usu. one's husband)
bargaining; haggling; tactics; strategy
to sustain a serious wound
with a feeling of relief; with a sigh of relief; deeply (sigh)
to be relieved; to feel relieved
very; greatly; immense; enormous; serious; grave
thank you for your hard work; good work; see you; goodbye; goodnight
what with this and that; for a number of reasons
to carry something into a place
to take a turn for the better (of an illness, patient, etc.); to begin to improve; to begin to recover; to convalesce
to get better; to get well; to recover (from an illness); to be cured; to be restored; to heal
central; main; just (done); freshly (baked); counter for consecutive losses
to make noise; to make racket; to rustle; to swoosh; to make merry; to clamor; to clamour
sermon; preaching; remonstration; scolding; lecturing
dangerous; risky; awful; terrible; terrific; amazing
to shoulder; to carry on one's shoulder; to nominate for a position; to choose as a representative; to take (someone) for a ride; to deceive
noisy; boisterous; turbulent (era, etc.); troubled
to be taken aback; to be astonished; to be dumbfounded
to smile broadly; to grin widely
something or other; one thing or another; this or that
combination; assortment; matching (in a contest); pairing; combination
(cute) suffix for familiar person; cute adjective form
sensual love; love affair
unexpected; contrary to expectations; by chance; casual
being amazed; being horrified; being taken aback
not quite (right); not very good; somewhat (lacking)
reservation; putting on hold; deferment
(someone else's) child; child; kid
standing on tiptoe and stretching one's back to make oneself taller; stretching oneself; overreaching oneself; overstretching oneself; trying to do something beyond one's ability
spoiled; spoilt; ruined; loss of face
looking on; remaining a spectator
really; very; extremely; (not) anything; (not) at all; (not) a bit
to be due to; to be caused by; to depend on; to turn on; to be based on; to come from
barefaced (e.g. lie); shameless; transparent; pure white; very clear
excess; surplus; superabundance; overabundance
reaction; response; reaction
exactly as stated; verbatim
presence; sitting with; being with