one's own child; one's own children
in that way; like that; that way
(personal) appearance; (personal) grooming; essential skill; required knowledge
present condition; existing state; status quo; current state
in one's own way or style
one's heart; one's feelings; one's inner thoughts; one's mind
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
dull; uninteresting; insignificant; unimportant; absurd; foolish
to accept; to receive; to agree
if it is the case that ...
to stick; to paste; to stretch; to spread; to form (e.g. ice on a pond); to fill; to swell
forever; for good; eternally; as long as one likes; indefinitely; no matter what
treating someone like a child
crumpled; rumpled; to be annoyed; to be irritated; noisily (chewing)
to comb down; to smooth down
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
any; anything; whatever; I am told; I hear; I understand
sale; selling; selling point; gimmick; seller; vendor
diligently; assiduously; industriously; beavering away
using one's fingers as a comb; combing one's hand through one's hair
to be disordered; to be disarranged; to be discomposed; to be upset; to lapse into chaos (due to war, etc.)
to fix one's hair (hairdo) (esp. if disheveled); to straighten one's hair; to make an adjustment to one's hair; to do (up) one's hair
atmosphere; mood; a certain air; presence; (Earth's) atmosphere
very; awfully; exceedingly; (not) at all; by no means; simply (cannot)
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
to fall down; to drop; to be omitted; to be missing; to decrease; to sink; to fail (e.g. exam or class)
trouble; bother; annoyance; to be troubled (by); to be bothered (by); to be inconvenienced (by)
agreement (e.g. business, dispute); understanding; compromise; mutual relations (between family members, coworkers, etc.)
to go smoothly; to turn out well; to do the trick; to have peaceful relations
to hide; to be hidden; to conceal oneself; to disappear
practice; training; drill; (an) exercise; workout
to be silent; to say nothing
to go out and away; to leave
surely; undoubtedly; sternly; severely; having no slack; rigid
to sense; to suspect; to get an inkling (of something); to get wind of; to smell (e.g. danger); to become aware of (e.g. a plot)
feigning ignorance; acting dumb
cooperation; collaboration