to wake up; to sober up; to come to one's senses; to become enlightened
soft; tender; gentle; mild; informal; light
advance warning; previous notice; announcement; herald; harbinger; forerunner
to fall flat; to fall face down
to shake; to jolt; to rock (cradle); to blackmail; to extort; to shake down
being about to cry; the verge of tears
concerning the result (as opposed to the means used to achieve this result or the original goal)
because of; on account of; regarding; per; apiece
intermittently; bit by bit; little by little; in drops (e.g. of rain)
same generation; one's generation
to pause; to have a short intermission
to fiddle with; to monkey around with
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
to pick up; to find; to gather
to entrust (someone) with; to leave (a matter) with someone; to have someone deliver (a message, parcel, etc.); to send (through someone); to use (something) to express (one's feelings, opinion, etc.); to express in the form of (something)
lively; full of spirit; energetic; healthy; well; fit
to go to see (something, someone); to visit
limply; wearily; listlessly; languidly; exhaustedly; unenergetically
happiness; blessedness; luck; luckily; fortunately
to pick up; to adopt (e.g. a proposal); to accept; to take away; to confiscate; to deliver (a baby)
cat lover; ailurophile; love of cats
to take out; to carry out; to bring out from where it belongs; to mention something; to broach a topic; to bring up (a subject)
one part; one portion; one section
sheltered upbringing; person who has had a sheltered upbringing; (lit.) hothouse upbringing
unthinkable; unimaginable; inconceivable; unclassifiable; never dreamt of
impossible; unlikely; improbable
insane; crazy; nuts; out of one's mind
sorting; arrangement; liquidation; settlement; retrenchment; curtailment
to taste; to eat; to drink; to speak (of); to refer (to); to say
considerably; greatly; a lot
to look after; to take care of; to be put in charge of; to be given responsibility for; to withhold (an announcement); to reserve (judgment)
to be kind to; to treat kindly
to lull (a child) to sleep; to put a person to sleep
armpit; under one's arm; beside; close to; aside; to the side; off-track
madder red; dark red; crimson
to be dyed; to be tainted; to be infected; to be stained
lively; active; vigorous; animated; brisk
to write (e.g. a letter); to draw up (a document); to take down (e.g. notes); to have (lunch, dinner, etc.); to eat
to dart one's eyes about; to be surprised; to be bewildered; to be confused; to be flustered