now (while the time is ripe); while one still can
guard on sword, polearms, etc.; flange; brim; visor (e.g. of a hat)
to keep a house; to run a household
wife; your wife; his wife; married lady; madam
disadvantage; handicap; drawback; inadvisability; inexpediency; loss
possible; likely; probable
to be manageable; to be able to handle
the more I think about it; the more one thinks about it
high-spirited; cheerful; assertive; vigorous
linkage; entanglement; involvement; relationship; interaction
prompt; immediate; in real time
ironclad rule; inviolable rule; invariable principle; iron law
at any rate; anyhow; anyway; in any case; because
to go uninvited; to call on without an invitation; to barge in on; to throng to; to crowd into; to converge upon
to work hard; to work diligently
somehow; for some reason or other
carelessly (throwing, tossing, etc.); nonchalantly; casually
easy; simple; ready; casual; off-hand; easy-going
to throw; to fling; to heave; to toss
rough; crude; sloppy; miscellaneous
wild grasses; field grass; wildflowers
to run out of; to be short of; to be out of stock; to be out of (e.g. breath); to lose (one's patience, concentration, etc.)
art of cooking; cookery; cuisine
with a clunk; with a clank; the sound of a sudden decrease (in profits, vigor, etc.)
sitting on the floor grasping one's knees (as in a gym class)
to be wrapped up (e.g. in a blanket); to cover oneself
creeping about; stirring restlessly; squirming
nothing more ... than this; as ... as it could possibly be
dainty; delicate (e.g. fingers); fine; sensitive; delicate (feelings, sense, etc.); subtle
like cats and dogs; (on) very bad terms; (lit.) relationship of dogs and monkeys
to apply (a rule); to be applicable; to come under (a category); to fulfill; to hold true
dog (Canis (lupus) familiaris); squealer; rat; loser; asshole; counterfeit
sniff; sniff-sniff (esp. an animal); whining; whimpering
to coo at; to behave like a spoiled child; to snort; to sniff
growing child's hearty appetite
to be incomparable; to be completely different matters; to be completely different things
vague; unclear; elusive; hazy
to come out all right; to take care of itself; to be OK
to eat too much; to overeat