depressed; bummed out; down; heavy-hearted; heavy-spirited; feeling reluctant (to do)
to get involved or entangled in; to get mixed up in; to have something to do with; to have dealings with
confrontation; opposition; antagonism
entreaty; supplication; petition
please; I beg you; for mercy's sake
fund-raising; collection of funds
volunteer activities; volunteerism
making light of; thinking little of; slighting; belittling; dismissing; contempt
to manage; to settle; to dispose of; to deal with; to arrange
if you do this; if this is the case
government service; the bureaucracy
ass; arse; rear; end; acupuncture point; hole
feelings; thoughts; meaning
such; like that; in that way
simple; plain; uncomplicated; straightforward; simple-minded; naive
to support; to maintain; to bring up; to raise; to adopt (a child); to cultivate (a habit, a quality, etc.)
failure; collapse; breakdown; break-up; bankruptcy
epidemic; plague; pestilence
to bury; to inter; to entomb; to cover up; to hush up; to shelve
reputation; respectability; honour; honor
to be nearing death; to be dying
to bear responsibility for; to be liable for; to answer for; to take the blame for
to use excessively; to use too much; to spend too much; to overwork someone
to feel refreshed; to feel more cheerful; to feel better
discouraged; dispirited; despondent
nausea; sickness in the stomach
to vomit; to throw up; to feel nauseated; to feel sick
cleaning; clean-up; garbage collection; scavenging
screen (of a TV, computer, etc.); image (on a screen); picture; surface of a painting (picture, drawing, etc.)
know-it-all airs; I-know-how-it-is look
pregnancy; conception; gestation
childbirth; (giving) birth; delivery; production (of goods)
self-centeredness; selfishness; egotism; egocentricity
ending up right back where one started
seeing off and meeting on return
one's way back; one's way home
child's tear-stained face