to be away from home; to be out of the house
while; although; (but) on the other hand; at the same time; opposite side; other side
dramatic decrease; sharp drop; sudden fall
child rearing; child raising; raising children; parenting
to fall ill; to become indisposed; to have one's physical condition deteriorate
marking; grading; scoring
accompanying (someone); going with; travelling together; the same bank; the said bank
book; volume; this; present; main; head; real
long ago; a long time ago; already
coercion; extortion; compulsion; force
public and private matters; official and personal affairs; professional and personal lives
distinction; differentiation; discrimination; difference
hometown; birthplace; native place; (arch.) ruins; (arch.) historic remains
dear (old); good old; longed-for; classic; nostalgic
to knock at the gate; to request an apprenticeship; to ask to be made a pupil
it is no exaggeration to say; it is not too much to say
phew; whew; huff; whoo; woohoo
to turn over (in one's sleep); to toss and turn (in bed); to change sides; to double-cross; to betray
string; cord; leash; man who is financially dependent on a woman; gigolo; restrictions; conditions
after a while; a little while later; shortly afterward
serving concurrently as; holding the additional post of
town; block; downtown; main street; street; road
muscle-brain; meathead; hot-blooded idiot; person who charges in before thinking
nominalizing suffix; pretending to ...; playing make-believe ...
fate; destiny (esp. as a mysterious force that binds two people together); relationship (e.g. between two people); bond; family ties; affinity; opportunity
talk; conversation; informal expression of opinion; off-the-cuff remarks; discourse
you must be kidding; hey, come on!; surely not!
regrettable; unfortunate; disappointing; vexing
sweetheart; person in one's thoughts (heart)
madly in love; completely charmed (by); head over heels (for); from the heart; entirely; completely
talking about one's love interests; girls' talk; gossiping
laid-back; carefree; easygoing; thoughtless; happy-go-lucky
irresponsible; perfunctory; lukewarm; half-baked; (already) enough; considerably
oh!; ah!; oh dear!; good grief!; dear me!; thank God!
possibly; by some possibility; perhaps
to profit; to benefit (from); to benefit (someone or something); to be beneficial to; to make good use of; to take advantage of
to give birth; to bear (child); to lay (eggs); to produce; to yield; to give rise to
eternity; perpetuity; permanence; immortality
laws (of nature); (divine) providence
posterity; future generations; future life