(somebody else's) parents; both parents
not limited to; not just ...
to fill (with); to be filled with; to express (an emotion); to project (sadness, joy, etc.); to wear (e.g. a smile)
attitude; manner; behaviour; attitude (towards an issue, etc.); position; stance
far away; distant place; long ago; far back; by far
dear (old); fondly-remembered; beloved; missed; nostalgic
as a child; when one was a child
to be accompanied by; to be attended by; to take along (someone); to conquer; to subjugate; to subdue
to take (someone) to one place after another (forcibly); to drag (someone) around
mistake; error; accident; mishap; improper conduct (e.g. between man and woman); indiscretion
real nuisance; becoming inconvenienced by someone else's problems (through no fault of one's own)
to put; to place; to leave (behind); to establish (an organization, a facility, a position, etc.); to set up; to appoint (someone to a certain position); to hire
vocal sound; tone of voice
cold; chilly; cold (attitude, stare, etc.); frigid; composed; cool
to have a bad time; to go through a bitter experience; to get into trouble; to get hurt; to suffer
leaving behind; desertion; abandonment
to rock; to shake; to swing
past days; bygone days; days of yore; while still alive; during one's lifetime
dark; gloomy; overcast; heavy; leaden; dull
memory; recollection; remembrance; storage
fabrication; forgery; falsehood; hoax
a-ha-ha (laughing loudly)
together with; as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)
real feeling; actual feeling; to actually feel; to have a real feeling (that ...); to experience personally
to pile up; to make a heap; to lay (e.g. bricks); to acquire (e.g. experience); to build (a reputation)
skillful; skilful; delicious; appetizing; fortunate; splendid
much more; not to mention; not to speak of; to say nothing of; let alone
it cannot be helped; there's nothing for it; it's no use fighting back; it's hopeless; there is no way out of it
to put into the mouth; to eat
to pay no attention to (while listening); to take no notice of; to ignore; to let go in one ear and out the other
primary school; elementary school; grade school
recollecting; reminiscing; looking back; retrospection; review
speculation; thinking; meditation
to indulge in; to give oneself up to; to be obsessed by; to be engrossed in; to be lost in; to be absorbed in
to make a sound; to give off a sound; to hear a sound
resting one's chin in one's hands; brace (in construction); angle brace
to prick; to stab; to poke; to prod; to use (a cane); to prop oneself up with