to grimace; to make a wry face
very loose; slowly; leisurely
to invite in; to show someone in
one's station in life; one's personal history; one's circumstances; one's lot; one's destiny; one's future
going in and out; entering and exiting; visiting regularly; frequenting; income and expenditure; incomings and outgoings; increase and decrease
apprenticeship; probation; learning by observation; apprentice; trainee; probationer
to beg forgiveness; to ask for someone's pardon; to ask for permission
difficult delivery; difficult childbirth; dystocia
postpartum; after childbirth
to forget something ever existed; to pretend something didn't happen; to put something behind one; to forgive (something)
to take into one's possession; to receive; to take into one's care (e.g. person, pet); to take custody of; to leave; to go away
difference (of opinion); strange; odd; different
guardians; parents; father and older brother
to support; to maintain; to bring up; to raise; to adopt (a child); to cultivate (a habit, a quality, etc.)
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
one day; (on) a certain day
contacting; (making) contact; connection (with a train, bus, etc.); joining (a railway line, etc.); connection (between matters, incidents, etc.); relation
obstacle; hindrance; impediment; nuisance; bore; burden
to grab at; to grasp at; to clutch at
to need; to call for; to require
to throw out one's chest; to be puffed up with pride
even if; no matter (what); if; though; although; supposing
violent emotion; passion; fury
to hit (e.g. one's head); to strike; to throw (e.g. a ball, a question, a demand); to express; to vent (e.g. one's anger)
to torment; to pain; to inflict (physical) pain; to harass; to cause (emotional) pain; to afflict
succession; continuation; series; sequence
grounds; foundation; authority; support; prop; something upon which to rely
light; faint; pale; fleeting
foster father; adoptive father
father; dad; husband; you; he
swing; shake; appearance; behaviour; pretence (pretense); show; going to restaurant, hotel etc. without a reservation or introduction
gap; space; break; interlude; chink (in one's armor, armour); chance
to choose at one's own discretion; to choose when to do something; to estimate (the time for something)
one way or another; in many ways; in various ways
to plunder; to grab; to snatch
to let leak; to let out (e.g. light); to let out (a secret); to leak (information); to give utterance to (e.g. one's dissatisfaction); to vent; to wet one's pants
to hold a thing in one's arms; to carry in one's arms; to embrace (e.g. a baby); to take upon oneself; to be saddled with
to throw violently against; to slam against; to strike; to thrust at someone (e.g. a letter)
to negotiate; to settle a matter; to arrange
control; check; restraint; inhibition
intently; single-mindedly; devotedly; solely; earnestly; with all one's heart