may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
beginning; clue; starting point
a long way off; matter for the future; not going to happen anytime soon
still; much more; (not) yet; still a long way to go; still a long way off; not there yet
early summer; fourth month of the lunar calendar
to discuss; to talk together
turning point; change; transition; (arch.) point of difference
to be mixed; to be blended with; to be combined; to associate with; to mingle with; to interest
to perform; to do; to conduct oneself; to carry out
convenient; useful; finding useful; coming in handy; (priceless) treasure
basket (shopping, etc.); hamper; cage
to scale (mountain, flight of stairs, etc.)
family; relatives; dependents; household
bungalow; one-story house
with a tap; with a knock; smoothly (proceed); without a hitch; even; equal
(approximate) age; years; elderly; old; older (than); senior
warm; mild; (pleasantly) hot; considerate; kind; genial
middle-age; middle age; midlife; one's middle years
mother-in-law; foster mother; step mother
to bend; to curve; to turn; to be awry; to be askew
elderly woman; senior lady-in-waiting
to warm oneself; to sun oneself; to warm up; to get warm
evasion; avoidance; shirking; recusation (of a judge); taking exception (to a judge); challenge
reasonably; fairly; hurriedly; in a rush; approximately; about
plain; frank; candid; open; direct; straightforward
to leave one's seat; to temporarily excuse oneself (from a meeting, etc.); to step outside; to be away (from one's desk, etc.)
negative; passive; half-hearted; unmotivated
sound of thin metal or plastic surface caving in and springing back; action of quickly bowing or lowering one's head; (with a) bob of the head
corridor; hallway; passageway
child; boy; (arch.) I; (arch.) me
same; similar; (just) like; equal
morning sickness; hyperemesis gravidarum
weight; weight (e.g. of someone's words); burden; importance; significance
to be crushed; to be smashed; to become useless; to cease functioning; to go bankrupt; to go out of business
men; manservant; male attendants to an actor
stockpile; reserves; storing; stocking up; laying in (supplies)