chamber maid; female servant; area around the hips; waist area
pain; ache; soreness; damage; injury; wear
to suck (or draw) out; to aspirate
look here; I say; well; I know what; I'll tell you what; just a minute
to care for someone; to look after someone
foster mother; adoptive mother
like a part of the family
vacantly; blankly; openmouthed; with one's mouth wide-open; with a whack; with a thump
kindness; favor; favour; goodwill; affection; liking (for someone)
thickheaded; insensitive; dull; thick-skinned
dull (e.g. a knife); blunt; thickheaded; obtuse; dull (sound, color, etc.); dim (light)
anyhow; at any rate; anyway; somehow or other; generally speaking; in any case
ingenious idea; excellent plan; bright idea
to finish reading; to read through
indicates supposition; if ... then; when; (typically after someone's name) indicates exasperation
(not so) much; (not) very
commitment; pledge; promise
intimate; carefree; familiar; friendly
to do one's best; to put forth every effort
unable to concentrate on (due to distractions, etc.)
periodic; regular; routine
witnessing; observing; sighting
applying (e.g. a technology); adoption
worst; horrible; horrid; in the worst case; if worst comes to worst
having no idea; having no clue
inevitable; inescapable; unavoidable
to heal; to cure; to satisfy (e.g. hunger, thirst); to alleviate (e.g. sorrow, fatigue)
serving concurrently as; holding the additional post of
shaking; trembling; pitching; disturbance; unrest; agitation
priority; order of precedence
to be helpful; to help; to be of assistance; to come in handy
to fire oneself up; to give it one's all; to get psyched; to fire someone up (with scolding, corporal punishment, etc.); to rouse
to spoil someone's start; to kill someone's enthusiasm; to take the wind out of someone's sails
supervision; control; superintendence; director; superintendent; supervisor
grasp; catch; understanding
compulsion; coercion; forcing (to do); enforcement
have to do; must; should; ought to