companion; fellow; group; company; member of the same category (family, class)
to give birth; to bear (child); to lay (eggs); to produce; to yield; to give rise to
later on; subsequently; by and by; after a while
to overcome (opposition); to push past; to force one's way; to press and cut
to drink up; to drink to the last drop; to drink (a glass) dry; to drain (one's glass); to empty; to down (a drink)
dangling; hanging; suspended; pending; half done; in limbo
to decide to; to pretend that; to make a practice of doing; to make it a rule to
to heat; to heat up; to get excited; to get worked up; to get fired up
to oil (e.g. a frying pan); to grease
eggs; egg; (hen's) egg; a ... in the making; future (lawyer, doctor, etc.); beginning
to crack (an egg, etc.) into a container
to tear to pieces; to tear to shreds; to pick (e.g. fruit); to pluck; to do ... heavily; to do ... heartily
meanwhile; in the meantime
to finish; to end; to have a result less severe than expected; to feel at ease; to feel unease or guilt for troubling someone; to be sorry
to sleep (lying down); to go to bed; to lie in bed; to lie down; to sleep (with someone, i.e. have intercourse); to lie flat (e.g. of hair); to lie idle (of funds, stock, etc.)
eccentricity; eccentric behaviour
hearsay; hearing secondhand; hearing through the grapevine
how long; how far; how much
to become exaggerated (of rumours, etc.); to become embellished
furnishings; implements; equipment
spasmodic; erratic; fitful; sporadic
to break; to destroy; to wreck; to ruin; to break (a bill, etc.)
trouble; difficulties; dispute; confusion; disorder; mess
to go; to come; to lose; to be defeated; to be stumped (by); to be at a loss; to visit (a shrine, grave, etc.)
to arrive at (e.g. a decision); to reach (a stage); to lead to (a place); to get to; in the extreme case of; (arch.) to come
lovely; dear; beloved; pitiable; pitiful
weak; frail; delicate; tender; unskilled; weak (wine)
detached building; solitary house; room detached from main house
to seclude oneself; to shut oneself away
childcare; child-rearing; nursing; upbringing
trouble; bother; trouble; difficulty; care; attention
grandfather; male senior-citizen; old man
president (of a society); chairman
to not know what to do with; to be at a loss with; to have difficulty with; to be put out
suddenly; abruptly; unexpectedly; (not) readily; (not) right away; (not) immediately