mom; mommy; mum; female proprietress (of a bar, etc.)
to condemn; to blame; to urge; to press; to torture; to torment
night duty; night shift; night work
this and that; this or that; one thing or another; this way and that
to give birth; to bear (child); to lay (eggs); to produce; to yield; to give rise to
to mourn; to lament; to be sorry; to regret; to repent
interest (on a deposit, loan, etc.)
shuddering; shivering; trembling; being horrified; being disgusted
to make a slip of the tongue; to let something slip
stagnation; deposit; sediment; faltering; hesitation; pause
just one person; only one
to lay the blame on; to put the fault on
mostly; ordinarily; probably; most; almost all; ordinary
(shooting up) one after another; (sprouting up) all over the place; (growing) rapidly
to be jealous of; to envy; to begrudge
worthless; insignificant; unimportant; poor; miserable; wretched
trouble; troubles; worry; distress; sorrows; anguish
to cause someone to worry
probably not; probably won't; intend not to; will not; trying not to; attempting not to; whether you ... or not
I wonder about that; don't bet on it; famous last words
being a mama's boy; having an (overly) strong attachment to one's mother; Oedipus complex; sexual attraction to one's mother
to squeeze out; to wring out
failure; defective article; dead loss; good-for-nothing; worthless person; flop
softly; mildly; gently; politely
finishing blow; coup de grâce
to pierce; to stab; to sting; to bite; to sew; to stitch; to pole (a boat)
to think nothing of ...; to care nothing for ...; to be undaunted by ...; to defy ...; to brave ...; to pay no attention to ...
reasonably; fairly; hurriedly; in a rush; approximately; about
car; automobile; motorcar; motor vehicle; auto
corner; edge; (street) corner; turning; rough edges (of one's character, words, etc.); abrasiveness
to fly around; to scatter
sailor suit; middy uniform; two-piece school uniform modeled after the sailor suit
to scramble for; to struggle for; to contend for; to fight for
both (people); the two of them
to warp; to bend; to contort; to be perverted; to be warped (of a view, mind, etc.); to be distorted
look (esp. an angry or upset look); expression
to creep about; to crawl around
to catch fire; to be ignited; to ignite; to flare up (of an emotion, controversy, etc.); to blaze; to be ignited (of a dispute, commotion, etc.)