ambition; aspiration; sinister designs; treachery
mother-in-law; foster mother; step mother
nothing but; none other than
to dash over oneself (e.g. water); to take (e.g. shower); to bask in (e.g. the sun); to suffer (e.g. an attack); to draw (e.g. criticism, attention, praise); to have heaped upon
to shorten; to reduce; to crumple (fabric); to wrinkle; to make (one's body) smaller; to draw in (one's legs)
to cause someone to worry
to pass; to elapse; to pass through; to go through; to experience; to go through
living thing; organism; creature; biology
to form; to shape; to make; to mold; to mould; to build up
cotton plant (Gossypium spp.); batting; wadding; padding
lightly (floating, drifting, etc.); buoyantly; soft; fluffy; unsteadily; flightily
wonder; admiration; being struck with admiration
(giving) birth; childbirth; delivery; confinement
resembling closely; being strikingly similar; bearing a strong likeness
older sister and younger brother
pointing out; identification
irritating; troublesome; gloomy (e.g. mood); depressing; heavy (weather); cloudy
birth; giving birth; creating; bringing into the world
wholly (due to); entirely; solely; earnestly; intently; sincerely
firstborn; first child; eldest child
to have; to possess; to own; to be endowed with
dispute; argument; contention
baby girl; primary schoolgirl
advantages and disadvantages; interests (of parties)
one large ...; a great ...
influence; power; might; strength; potency; force
design (on a banner); emblem (on a flag); insignia; banner (e.g. of democracy); slogan; cause
dramatic (improvement); remarkable (difference); marked; (far) better; exceptional
injury; harm; evil influence; damage
equally (talented, etc.); evenly; neck and neck; nip and tuck
hiss (esp. cat); sizzle; whoosh
pair; couple; antithesis; counter for items that come in pairs; counter for sets (of clothes, small furniture, utensils, etc.)
to hold out (e.g. against an attack); to hang on; to withstand; to endure; to last
explanation; interpretation
rose-colour; rose-color; bright (e.g. life, future, prospects); cheerful; rosy
defeat; loss; reverse; setback
to hit; to beat; to shout at; to yell at
one's own child; one's own children
self-satisfied look; triumphant expression