to be dying; to be about to die; to be close to death
dead body; corpse; cadaver; carcass
for today; for the time being
huff!; yo-heave-ho!; heigh-ho; to butter up; to suck up to
very caring; kind; helpful; service-minded
to dress (oneself in); to attire oneself in; to adorn; to pretend; to feign; to affect
to be (animate); to be; to be ..ing; to (have the audacity to) do
assailant; perpetrator; wrong-doer; aggressor
shh!; sh!; shush!; shoo!; go away!
(a) little; (a) few; slight; only; just; merely
to start to say; to attempt to say; to be about to say; to speak to; to address
to close (e.g. book, eyes, meeting, etc.); to shut
strange; weird; wonder; mystery; cleverness; adroitness
to erase; to delete; to turn off (power); to switch off; to extinguish; to put out
to close one's eyes; to lower one's eyelids; to shut one's eyes; to die; to breathe one's last
readiness; preparedness; resolution; resignation
now that you mention it; come to think of it; that reminds me; on that subject; speaking of which
to sit; to squat; to assume (a position); to hold steady; to hold still
on and after; as from; hereafter; thereafter; since
outline; main points; generally; on the whole; general; rough
(not) even once; (not) ever
to give birth; to bear (child); to lay (eggs); to produce; to yield; to give rise to
child born within a year of another; children born in consecutive years
childcare; child-rearing; nursing; upbringing
housework; domestic chores; family affairs; household matters
speaking of ...; when it comes to ...; as for ...; if one were to say ...
at that time; in those days
important; momentous; essential; principal; major
to work; to labor; to function; to operate; to commit (e.g. a crime); to perpetrate
passing each other; missing (meeting) each other; failing to meet; (being at) cross purposes; discrepancy
development; growth; development (of a situation, story, etc.); advancement; playing around; having an active sex life
to take into one's possession; to receive; to take into one's care (e.g. person, pet); to take custody of; to leave; to go away
to raise; to rear; to train; to teach; to promote the growth of; to nurture
child rearing; child raising; raising children; parenting
sightseeing; watching; viewing; sightseer; watcher; spectator
quarrel; argument; row; (verbal) dispute
with ... as a start; taking advantage of; inspired by