under one's arm; (in) the armpit
to hold in one's arms; to carry in one's arms; to have (problems, debts, etc.); to take on (a responsibility); to employ; to have (on one's staff)
one side; one party; counterpart; one of a pair; fellow; mate
to wither; to wilt; to droop; to be dejected; to be disheartened; to be depressed
thank you for your hard work; I appreciate your efforts
to transcribe; to duplicate; to describe; to film; to picture
only; merely; but; no more than
calmly; quietly; gently; be quiet!
to instigate; to tempt; to entice; to incite
with difficulty; faltering; tottering; awkward
father; dad; papa; pa; pop; daddy
joy of being born a woman; good fortune of being born a woman
to be used up; to be run out; to be exhausted; to be consumed; to come to an end
what would (you) do?; what to do about it
company; lot; bunch; troupe; company (of musicians)
to hit; to strike; to strike (noon, etc.); to sound (cymbals, etc.); to beat (rhythmically, e.g. pulse, waves, etc.); to move; to impress
first generation; founder
to marry (of a woman); to become a bride; to marry into (a family); (arch.) to have sexual intercourse
young lady of noble birth; princess (esp. in Western contexts, tales, etc.); girl; small; cute; (arch.) prostitute
(social) position; status
right on the heels of yesterday, then today ...; soon after something, and yet now ...
prompt decision; quick decision; immediate judgement; summary judgment; summary judgement
above anything else; above all; more than anything; best; greatest; excellent
in hand; on hand; on one; handheld
to like; to love; to be fond of
to wither (of a plant); to be blasted; to die; to mature (of one's personality, abilities, etc.)
no more than; just; only; mere; goes no further than
inexperienced person; incompetent person; ignoramus
to well up; to burst; to arise
story; topic (on everyone's lips); (the stuff of) legend
end; tip; extremities; terminal
origin; source; base; basis; cause; ingredient; material
househusband; stay-at-home dad
instability; insecurity; crankiness
to deceive with smooth talk; to wheedle; to give someone a snow job
maintenance; preservation; improvement
manual labor; manual labour; toil; Labour Party
fraction; odd sum; odd money; small change; (arch.) low class female servant
although; though; despite the fact that ...
trivial; not amounting to much; not a big deal