to be crushed; to be smashed; to become useless; to cease functioning; to go bankrupt; to go out of business
to squash; to crush; to flatten
to wither completely (of a plant); to dry up completely; to drop all its leaves
emergency measure; emergency procedures; first-aid treatment; stop-gap treatment; temporary repairs
to protect (someone); to look after (e.g. an injured leg); to defend; to cover for; to stand up for; to stick up for
dark red; dark brown; reddish brown
the more ... the more ...; as; (arch.) while; (arch.) during; (arch.) because; (arch.) since
to begin making a sound (ringing, singing, crying, etc.)
character (in a play or novel); dramatis personae
soundly (sleeping); fast (asleep)
child rearing; child raising; raising children; parenting
lots of; a ton of; a mountain of; piles of; heaps of; so many
how about ...?; I wonder; I don't know
will not do; do not; does not
all night long; all through the night
flow of time; flux of time; lapse of time; current of the times; trend of the times
at this stage; at this point; now (contrasting with the past)
while it may be true that; just because; nevertheless; not necessarily
gaudy (esp. of makeup or clothing); garish; glitzy; loud
parting; separation; farewell
to set aside; to keep in reserve; to hold on to
head (of a household); proprietor (of a store); proprietress; (arch.) entertaining someone as one's guest
to be tired of waiting; to wait impatiently
to say; to speak; to tell; to talk
to pay no attention to (while listening); to take no notice of; to ignore; to let go in one ear and out the other
like this; this sort; this way
pessimism; disappointment
inviting another to one's home, office, etc.; (lit.) the trouble of coming (going)
to say; to tell; to state; to do
to be unable to do; to find something difficult to do
acknowledgement; acknowledgment; understanding (e.g. "please be understanding of the mess during our renovation"); noting
how; in what way; how about; questionable
any- (e.g. anything, anywhere, anyone); -ever (e.g. whatever, wherever, whenever); even (if it's just ...); at least; either ... or ...