to yearn for; to long for; to follow (someone); to idolize (for virtue, learning, status, etc.)
uncomfortable feeling; feeling out of place; sense of discomfort; malaise; physical unease
sports ground; sports oval
to close (at a certain point); to cut short; to round up (number); to revalue (currency)
recently; lately; these days; nearest; closest
tiring easily; easy to tire
spring; springtime; New Year; prime (of life); height (of one's prosperity); adolescence
have to (verb); must (verb); is indispensable; absolutely necessary
to become better; to improve
to deceive; to falsify; to dodge; to beg the question (issue, difficulties); to varnish over; to gloss over
pregnancy; conception; gestation
unexpected; unforeseen; strange
firstborn; first child; eldest child
to name; to call; to christen; to term
ring; circle; hoop; wheel; circle (e.g. of friends)
childcare; child-rearing; nursing; upbringing
hard struggle; strenuous effort
helper; supporter; second; foreign player (hired to strengthen a team)
very; much; greatly; a lot of
to be saved; to be rescued; to escape harm; to be spared damage; to be helped; to be saved trouble
work; business; company; study
to turn toward; to look (up, down, etc.); to face (e.g. east) (of a building, window, etc.); to look out on; to point (of an arrow, compass needle, etc.); to be suited to
finding employment; getting a job
new members of society (esp. after turning 20 or joining a company); new working adults
to lead (a) life (usu. preceded by the type of life)
housework; domestic chores; family affairs; household matters
fall; decline; lowering; deterioration; degradation
childbirth; (giving) birth; delivery; production (of goods)
news; word; tidings; omen
certainly; without fail; right and wrong; pros and cons
to volunteer; to undertake a challenge
tearing; ripping; crunching; munching; stiff; starchy; (working) hard
to work; to labor; to function; to operate; to commit (e.g. a crime); to perpetrate
to be crowded (with); to be packed; to be piled up (of work); to be busy (with)
at leisure; in a relaxed manner; in a carefree manner; quietly; peacefully
to love; to be attached to; to cherish; to caress
lack of sleep; insufficient sleep
crying (of an infant) at night; baby colic
one way or another; in many ways; in various ways