to assemble (e.g. goods into a set); to gather; to put together
about; concerning; related to; -ish
quickly; at once; right away; hurriedly
totally willing; fully motivated
hard to understand; incomprehensible; unintelligible
to look displeased; to frown; to scowl; to look grave; to look serious
to be rested; to feel at ease; to repose; to be relieved
to label; to put a tag on
rising rapidly (e.g. prices, popularity); soaring; skyrocketing; going through the roof
draft; draught; handprint; signed hand-print
for (e.g. "she dances well for an eight-year old"); considering it's (something or someone)
as a child; when one was a child; childhood
being good at cooking; good cook
sales pitch; sales lure; catchphrase
sale; selling; selling point; gimmick; seller; vendor
thriving (prosperous) business; rush of business
and then; in addition to that; also; even so
independence; self-reliance; independence (e.g. of a nation); freedom; separation; isolation
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
not worth doing; waste of effort
mischievous boy; troublemaker; pesky kids
reverse; inversion; upside down; unreasonable; absurd; wrong
to give one's everything; to make one's best effort; to be enthused; to put your back into it
siblings; brothers and sisters; brothers; siblings-in-law; brothers-in-law; mate
one thing after another; out of the frying pan and into the fire
change of heart; change of mind; change in mental state
often; frequently; now and then; occasionally
if it's going to be that way, then ...; if given the choice; if possible; if anything
posterity; future life; life to come
tree; shrub; bush; wood; timber
past; after; too (much); over- (e.g. eating)
to be frank with you; to tell you the truth; I'm going to lay my cards on the table
to plant; to grow; to insert; to transplant; to inoculate (e.g. an infectious agent); to instill (idea, value, etc.)
as a child; when one was a child; childhood