just because; even if; even though
child one is expecting; child in one's womb
to talk to oneself; to mutter
to be caught in; to be stuck in; to stop by; to drop in for a short visit; to get mixed up in (trouble); to get entangled in (a problem); to fall for (a trick)
to join; to be put together; to combine; to unite; to fit; to close (e.g. of a wound)
to shed tears; to (begin to) cry
pregnancy; conception; gestation
to support (a theory, claim, etc.); to back up; to substantiate; to prove
to cause to swell; to inflame
to confide; to reveal; to disclose; to lay bare; to speak frankly; to open (one's heart)
crumpled; rumpled; to be annoyed; to be irritated; noisily (chewing)
to bend; to curve; to bend (the truth); to falsify; to corrupt; to sully
worn-out; ragged; crumbling; dry and crumbly; falling (in drops or clumps); scattering
to sympathize with; to sympathise with; to think of (a far-off person, place, etc.); to cast one's mind to; to worry about; to feel anxious about
pitiful; heartbreaking; heartrending; touching; tragic; sad
knowing only one thing (and repeating it often); saying the only thing one knows (at every opportunity); repeating the only thing one knows
day after day; day by day
happy; auspicious; propitious; naive
French; French food; French cuisine
to become less crowded; to thin out; to get empty; to be hungry
to open (e.g. doors); to open (e.g. business, etc.); to be empty; to be vacant; to be available; to be open (e.g. neckline, etc.); to have been opened (of one's eyes, mouth, etc.)
tired; frazzled; tiresome; tiring; draining
fierce; intense; severe; very; extremely; terribly
all; altogether; entirely; exactly alike (e.g. in appearance); spitting image of; identical
repetitious; long-winded; heavy (taste); (overly) rich; gaudy (colour, design, etc.); loud
to penetrate; to pervade; to spread
of all (things, people, places, days, etc.)
how much; how many; to what extent; oh my god; how; what the
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
clumsy; awkward; unskillful; incompetent; inept; bungling
to begin to say; to start talking; to broach (a matter); to be the first to say; to suggest (doing); to propose
to lose (something); to get rid of; to eliminate; to remove
to push someone (towards); to encourage someone
to be silent; to say nothing
agreement; accord; correspondence; union; unity; cooperation
single-minded; intent; determined; wholehearted; earnest; devoted (to)
one who knows little often repeats it; (lit.) a fool's one bit of knowledge
way; course; the only way