duty; responsibility (incl. supervision of staff); liability; onus
by myself; in person; by oneself
trial and tribulation; hardships; privations; difficulties
to go through; to pass through; to struggle through; to get through (difficulties, danger, etc.); to escape (through the cordon)
one portion; one serving; adult; grown-up; fully fledged; established
Lagenaria siceraria var. gourda (variety of bottle gourd); gourd (container) made from its fruit
later on; subsequently; by and by; after a while
to breathe out; to breathe; to tell (a lie); to use (foul language); to vomit; to throw up
to gain experience; to accumulate experiences
personage; person (deserving of respect)
like this; in this way; as you see
of tender years; very young
young girl; lass; adolescent female
to be inferior to; to be less good at; to fall behind
true character; true form; true colors (colours); consciousness; one's senses
doing whatever one pleases
important task; important role; major part (in a film, play, etc.); leading role; high-scoring combination
to grant; to give; to confer; to teach; to instruct; to impart (knowledge)
to become known; to come to light; to be known; to be understood; to clearly not amount to much; to be insignificant
indeed; really; absolutely; truly; actually; very
that's the way it is; such is life
in a day; in a brief space of time
to come out all right; to take care of itself; to be OK
knowing only too well; being fully aware of
to instigate; to incite; to spur on; to set (e.g. a dog after someone)
to make good; to improve; to do often; to be kind to; to treat well
cute; adorable; dear; precious; innocent; childlike
shallow; superficial; slight (wound); light (sleep); short (time); early
dull; uninteresting; insignificant; unimportant; absurd; foolish
not non-existent; not completely lacking; there is some; certainly existent
refusal; rejection; denial; veto
to stick into; to pierce; to run into
choices; alternatives; options
just what you'd expect from ...; that's just like (him, her, etc.); that's (exactly) why ...; that's (precisely) the reason ...
humour; humor; safety; health; in a good mood; in high spirits
tensely; tightly; erectly; intuitively; instinctively; with a burst
to flip; to snap; to repel; to use (an abacus); to calculate; to strum
payback; tit for tat; retaliation; doing over again; redoing
to be in a fit (of anger); to rage
the person in question; the person themselves; said person
to have an interest (in something); to feel inclined (toward doing something)
dog (Canis (lupus) familiaris); squealer; rat; loser; asshole; counterfeit
head (of a household); proprietor (of a store); one's husband; (one's) employer; (one's) master; host