before one knows it; before one realises; without one's knowledge; without noticing
charmless; lacking charm; not adorable; unendearing; not very nice at all
increasingly; more and more; decreasingly (when declining); less and less
it cannot be that...; it is highly unlikely that...; it is impossible that...
to create; to bring forth; to invent; to think up and bring into being; to give birth to; to bear
phantom; vision; illusion
before I knew it; next thing you know; when I came to
the teens (10-19); teenage; the tenth generation
dear (old); fondly-remembered; beloved; missed; nostalgic
cemetery for those who left no relatives behind; potter's field
way to die; means of dying; quality of one's death
superior; first-class; excellent; (that's) just fine!; bring it on!
class; heading; group; category
child rearing; child raising; raising children; parenting
close (e.g. in terms of relationship); intimate
what with this and that; for a number of reasons
incredible; unbelievable; terrific; impressive
isn't it?; let's ...; why don't we ...; how about we ...
yesterday and today; only recently; just recently; only yesterday
to be scrupulous; to be attentive; to be prudent; to be complete; to be thorough
remains; traces; (the sorrow of) parting; end
to pay attention; to be watchful
root (of a plant); stump (of a tree); root (of a problem, etc.); base
wife; bride; (one's) daughter-in-law
woman's heart; female instincts or psychology
outside of one's area of expertise
kind, careful, and thorough (of an explanation, advice, etc.); thoughtful and scrupulous
explanation; commentary; exposition; elucidation
in that case; (might not be what was expected or hoped for but) if that's the case
easy to read; legible; clear
external wound; (physical) trauma
illness (usu. excluding minor ailments, e.g. common cold); disease; bad habit; bad behaviour; crazy; insane
to be exhausted; to be tired out
weir; bonds; fetters; ties of obligation
to cut apart (cloth, paper, etc.); to sever (ties); to break off (relationship); to cut off (enemy's retreat); to block (road, etc.)
by all means; no matter what; at any rate
alarm clock; waking up; keeping oneself awake; type of candy given to a child after it wakes up from a nap
cave-in; collapse; sinking; depression (e.g. of the skull); subsidence
and yet; though; when; in spite of
doesn't amount to doing (something); not significant enough to require (something); unnecessary
by itself; automatically; naturally
to tear; to rip; to break through (cordon, opponent's defense, etc.); to breach; to defeat; to beat; to break (e.g. silence)
misunderstanding; misapprehension; false impression; to be mistaken; to have the wrong idea