single-mother household; fatherless family
older sister and younger brother
home; household; family; hearth
to; for; from the standpoint of; as far as ... is concerned
this and that; one thing or another
physiological phenomenon; physiological response
emission; emanation; letting out (feelings); venting; divergence (of light); divergence
articles; supplies (e.g. office supplies); things (for); utensils; goods; equipment
cannot (due to external circumstances); cannot afford to; must not; impossible to; no way one can (do)
(not) particularly; (not) especially; (not) specially; separately; apart; additionally
something like ...; things like ...; someone like ...; the likes of ...
spirit; mind; nature; disposition; intention; mind; mood
to eat; to live; to make a living; to bite; to sting (as insects do); to tease; to torment
laugh; laughter; smile; sneer; sex aids (e.g. dildos, pornographic books, erotic woodblock prints, etc.)
together with; as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)
to give; to let (one) have; to give; to do for one; to take the trouble to do; to do to someone's disadvantage
very small; tiny; insignificant
pride; dignity; self-worth
so; therefore; accordingly; like I said; I told you already
once; one time; one round; one game; one bout; one heat
this sort of; this type of
book; volume; this; present; main; head; real
to decide; to choose; to clinch (a victory); to decide (the outcome of a match); to persist in doing; to go through with; to always do
today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
to wait for a long time; to wait and wait; to eagerly await
lifting a ban; raising an embargo; opening a season (hunting, fishing, etc.); publishing contents; revealing information
day (as in holiday); daytime
it is assuredly (that) ...; can say with confidence that it is ...
and the like; such as; or something; something like; I hear that ...; people say that ...
a little; a bit; just a minute; for a moment; somewhat; rather; (not) easily
embarrassing; embarrassed; ashamed; disgraceful; shameful
such ... as; or some such
to notice; to realize; to realise; to regain consciousness; to come to (one's senses); to come round
anyhow; anyway; somehow or other; apart from ...; setting ... aside
as a matter of fact; to tell the truth
(not) anything; (nothing) at all; and everything else; and all; (not) at all; (not) in the least
to think (about, of); to think over; to consider; to bear in mind; to think (that); to believe; to intend (to do)
one copy (of a book, magazine, etc.); one volume
terrific; staggering; tremendous; frightful; ghastly; horrific
to be disconnected; to get out of place; to miss the mark; to get it wrong (e.g. guess, expectation); to be removed; to be excluded
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
emergency; extreme; great; extraordinary
to suffer; to groan; to be worried
what kind of; what sort of; what; no matter what (kind of); whatever; any
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality