being used to ...; getting used to ...; being accustomed to; being conditioned to; be familiar with
murder; killing; murderer
to speak ill of; to disparage
shameful; disgraceful; indecent; unseemly; unbecoming; improper
passion; temper; irritability
to receive; to get; to eat; to drink; to be crowned with; to wear (on one's head)
to fall (e.g. blossoms, leaves); to scatter; to be dispersed; to disappear; to dissolve; to spread
putting off (doing); postponement; delaying
to sprout; to put forth buds
convention; tired tradition; old custom
child rearing; child raising; raising children; parenting
grudge; complaint; reproach
mistake; error; fault; slip; blunder; omission
advance (into a new market or stage of progress); launching (a new career or venture); expanding (into a new market); stepping forward; emerging
measured amount (esp. of medicine); dosing; manner of seasoning; making adjustments based on experience; doing something by feel
restraint; restriction; control; check
intimidating enough to quieten a crying child
(somebody's) child; person with parents; other people's children; the Son of Man; Christ
self-torture; masochism; inflicting damage to oneself
self-evident truth; obvious fact; truism; axiom
nonchalantly; calmly; as if nothing happened
wicked tongue; abusive language
to have a lot on one's shoulders; to bear a lot of responsibility
on purpose; deliberately; intentionally
creakingly; squeakingly; tightly (squeezing, pressing, etc.); (drinking) all in one sweep
to cling tearfully to (someone)
shameless; shameless person
to give up; to admit defeat; to throw in the towel
speck; dot; point; only a little; particle; only one
interference; meddling; butting in
opposite; opposition; versus; vs.; to (e.g. "winning a game five to three"); equal footing
matter of life or death; life-and-death problem
sharing one's lot with another; being in the same boat
fellow women; between women; among women; woman-to-woman
to take advantage (of somebody's weaknesses, carelessness, etc.); to impose on
cause of offense; cause of offence; annoyance; spasms; convulsions; cramps
to mutually recognize; to agree; to accept
fresh off the farm; inexperienced
unconventional; eccentric; offbeat; aberrant; outlandish; crazy
pregnancy; conception; gestation
arguments for and against; pros and cons; mixed reception; mixed reviews
selection; making a choice; sifting; decision to adopt or reject
men and women; man and woman; both sexes; both genders