to drain; to flow (unobstructed); to sell well; to be in good demand; to exit the stage; to remove (a prop) from the stage
due form; official; formality
tired; frazzled; tiresome; tiring; draining
periodic; regular; routine
whipping; beating with a whip; whiplash
to keep in pace with; to keep up with; to follow (someone's thought); to understand
troublesome; bothersome; tiresome; annoying
that's true; of course; obviously
worry; care; anxiety; mental exhaustion
punctuation; pause; juncture; end; (place to) stop
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
family precepts; family motto; rule of the home
conquest (of a difficulty, illness, handicap, etc.); overcoming; bringing under control; subjugation; victory over
challenge; defiance; dare; attempt; try
with ... as a start; taking advantage of; inspired by
means of making contact; intermediary; go-between; connections; influence; pull
pupil; disciple; adherent; follower; apprentice; young person
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...
candidate; contender; prospect; candidacy; candidature; nomination
cares; ill feeling; reserve
to squat; to crouch down (completely, generally with face looking through knees)
registration; accession; register; entry; record
to backfire; to have a harmful result
strict prohibition; ban; interdiction
front-facing; forward-looking; positive; constructive
winter vacation; winter holidays
until then; till then; to that extent; the end of it; all there is to it
pregnancy; conception; gestation
to put on; to wear; to be clad in; to twine around; to twist around; to coil around
contraceptive device; birth-control device
another's parent; another's parents
state of things; state of affairs; condition; situation; circumstances
to be helpful; to be dependable; to stand by (someone)
headquarters; head office; main office
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
branch office; branch store
declining; refusal; rejection; announcement; notice
to take in; to bring in; to capture (e.g. image); to import; to win over; to please
I don't know ...; how about ...?; I wonder; what about ..?