eight; eight years of age; two o'clock (old time system)
seven; seven years of age; four o'clock (old time system)
to come and stay; to drop in; to visit
secondhand bookshop; secondhand bookstore; secondhand bookseller
buying and eating sweets (esp. children); between-meal snacking
(of a woman) divorcing and moving back in with her parents; (of an employee) leaving a position only to return to it later; (of a ship) leaving from and returning to the same port
to support each other; to support one another
pressure; clamping; tightening; fastening
child rearing; child raising; raising children; parenting
human resources; man-power resources
public morals; discipline; rules governing social behavior
feebleness; weakness; imbecility
inborn; innate; inherent; a priori
cart-horse; work-horse; doing something wholeheartedly; doing with one's undivided attention
to say enough (as much as required); to say plenty; to say well; to say cleverly; to say often; to say frequently
overserious; deeply sincere; very earnest
white horse; unrefined sake
division (distribution) of roles; role-sharing
before one knows it; before one realises; without one's knowledge; without noticing
in a sense; in some way; to an extent
to die; to lay down life's burden
to drift; to blow together; to have the wind start to blow; to have the wind spring up
midsummer; height of summer
field of flowers; flower garden; flower bed
re-education; retraining; in-service training
irritability; feeling of impatience; sense of uneasiness
black kite (Milvus migrans); construction worker; scaffold erector; fire hook; reddish brown; Inverness cape; filcher
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
to throw; to toss; to hit; to strike; to fire into (e.g. a crowd); to launch (e.g. missiles)
rehabilitation; remaking one's life; rebirth; regeneration; coming back to life; revival
felony; major offence; felon; old offender
stupid girl; stupid woman
to throw (liquid) at; to dash; to inundate (with questions); to heap (praise); to hurl (abuse)
vehement objection; bitter opposition
to dig your own grave; to bring calamity upon oneself; to put your foot in it
stupor; stupefaction; trance; (being) dumbfounded
stiffening; rigidity; rigor; stiffness; ossification; petrification
peremptorily; willy-nilly; forcibly