preface; introduction; preamble
omission; abbreviation; abridgment; abridgement
immediately; right away; at once; instantly
to quarry; to cut (timber); to begin to talk; to break the ice; to start a fire (with flint, by rubbing sticks together, etc.); to select and extract (from a media file)
to get someone to say; to make someone say; to let someone say; to let someone speak out; to make a sound
to be sorry; to beg pardon; to be grateful; to be amazed; to be filled with awe; to be disconcerted
have to (verb); must (verb); is indispensable; absolutely necessary
having in mind; happening to know of; idea
to catch one's breath; to gulp; to have one's breath taken away; to gasp
uninterested; unconcerned; plain; light; flowing gently
to exchange (messages, greetings, arguments, etc.); to intersect; to cross; ... with one another; ... to each other
distant future; inevitable future; places one goes to
emperor (of Japan); mikado
interest (in something); curiosity (about something); zest (for)
on the occasion of; at the time of
girl; daughter; baby girl; young woman
on the occasion of; circumstances; juncture
to spur on; to urge forward; to impel; to drive at high speed (e.g. a car)
to run away; to flee; to make off; to start to run away
trace; tracks; site; remains; scar
to succeed (a person, to a position, etc.); to inherit; to patch (clothes); to mend; to add (e.g. charcoal to the fire); to replenish with
prattle; broken language; halting language; baby talk; imperfect speech; smattering
to talk; to chat; to chatter
all; whole; entire; complete (set); in total
to judge (on the basis of); to control; to discipline (oneself); to regulate
advocate; defender; champion; backer
birth; creation; formation
(abstract) symbol; emblem; representation
diaper; nappy; (arch.) swaddling clothes; (arch.) loincloth
infant (below 1 year old); suckling baby
great; excellent; very troublesome; awful; tiring; tough