lisping; poorly expressed; unclear (wording); imprecise (expression)
boy; son; child; mere boy; stripling; greenhorn
difficult delivery; difficult childbirth; dystocia
to be broken; to break; to fall through; to come to nothing
how many people; a number of people
my husband; one's family; family member
dependents; family members that one has to support; encumbrances; things that tie one down
to say; to speak; to tell; to talk
healthy; robust; strong; solid; durable
any number of people; as many people as one likes
God; god; ace; king; superior person
sympathy; compassion; pity
sympathy; empathy; response
as a matter of fact; to tell the truth
to meet (by chance); to come across; to meet (e.g. of rivers, highways, etc.); to emerge and engage (an enemy)
to be completely changed (for the worse); to be transformed
contents; interior; substance; content; (sword) blade
to be on the verge of; to be about to; to be on the point of
sensitive; susceptible; impressionable
to put a burden on; to tax (e.g. strength)
(stand to) attention!; standing at attention
to hang over; to cover; to fall upon someone (responsibility, burden, pressure, etc.)
to suck up; to absorb; to squeeze (money)
to dry up completely; to become stale
cast-off skin (snake, insect, etc.); husk; empty shell; exuvia; exuviae
wrinkled; full of wrinkles
stretch; tension; resilience; springiness; will-power; pluck
(not) at all; (not) a bit; (not) in the least; (not) in the slightest
to weaken; to grow weak; to be downcast; to be dejected; to be troubled; to be at a loss
to get mended; to be repaired; to return to normal; to recover (e.g. one's temper); to be corrected; to get put right; to come right
medical science; medicine
to love; to cherish; to show favouritism to; to be partial to; to fondle; to caress
to love one another; to be affectionate towards each other; to have sex; to make love
innocent; naive; unsophisticated; birth-
speaking of; (I told you) already; come on
unmanageable child; spoiled child (spoilt); spoiled brat