negotiations; discussions; connection
weak; frail; delicate; tender; unskilled; weak (wine)
full of confidence; brimming with (self-)confidence; having great faith in oneself
resignation; acceptance; consolation
now that you mention it; come to think of it; that reminds me; on that subject; speaking of which
this family; we; this house
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...; did not ...
reproduction; duplication; reprinting
to send (a thing); to dispatch; to take or escort (a person somewhere); to see off (a person); to bid farewell (to the departed); to bury; to spend (time)
to be noisy; to be astir; to rustle; to murmur
the present; present time; as of; present tense; this world; this life
being about to cry; the verge of tears
with a scraping sound; with a grating sound; with force; hard; forcibly (carry out); forcefully; hard (e.g. food)
helping hand; help; support; aid
to hold out; to extend (e.g. one's hands); to thrust (javelin); to offer (e.g. aid, help, etc.)
request; commission; entrusting (with a matter); dependence; reliance
procedure; process; proceedings; formalities
had better ...; had better not ...
I wonder; do you think?; I might; some kind; some stage; somehow
to (keep in) mind; to give heed to; to pay attention to
normal duties; (one's) regular work
to digest; to break down; to break to pieces; to be able to use; to be good at; to finish; to complete
with a slap; with a pop; without batting an eyelid; generously; cutesy suffix applied to names
naturally-derived; naturally-occurring
ingredient; component; composition
combination; arrangement; distribution; marrying off
be (that) as it may; having said that
guest seating (e.g. theater, stadium); passenger seat (e.g. taxi); audience
to become sulky; to become irresponsible (due to disgruntlement)
to sit; to squat; to assume (a position); to hold steady; to hold still
guilty (feeling, conscience, look, etc.); (feeling) uneasy
unpleasant; awkward; embarrassing; uneasy
silence; being silent; quiet; reticence; inaction
to distance oneself (from); to keep (something or someone) at a distance; to maintain a distance (from)