strenuous exertion; spurt; splurge
to play dumb; to feign ignorance; to play the fool; to be in one's dotage
to make light of; to ignore; to slight
child rearing; child raising; raising children; parenting
choking; suffocating; stifling; oppressive; heavy
to get information out of a person; to begin listening
to herd; to drive; to corner; to force someone into doing; to go hard; to push yourself
abandonment; renunciation; resignation; abdication (responsibility, right)
to catch; to capture; to catch hold of (someone); to stop (e.g. a stranger in the street); towards (someone); at (someone)
huff!; yo-heave-ho!; heigh-ho; to butter up; to suck up to
reality; actuality; practice (as opposed to theory); truly; really; bhutakoti (limit of reality)
to make a fresh start; to turn over a new leaf; to call again; to visit again; to come again
around there; near there; or thereabouts; or so; such a matter; such a thing
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
the other day; lately; recently; meanwhile; in the meantime
language; dialect; word; phrase; speech; (manner of) speaking
stubbornness; obstinacy; disposition; nature; appetite; desire
to hold in one's arms (e.g. a baby); to embrace; to hug; to have (a thought or feeling); to hold; to harbour (suspicion, doubt, etc.)
soft; tender; gentle; mild; informal; light
to spread (e.g. a rumor); to circulate; to disseminate
human; human-like; as a person
to warp; to bend; to contort; to be perverted; to be warped (of a view, mind, etc.); to be distorted
magic; Magic Marker; felt-tip pen; magic number
complete works; complete collection; complete series
waste of time; killing time
grateful; thankful; welcome; appreciated; evoking gratitude
among (other things); especially; particularly; inter alia; above all (else)
life; existence; (one's) working life; career; life force; lifeblood
viewing as a problem; problematizing
year by year; annually; every year; from year to year
increase; rise; growth; addition; increment
tendency; trend; inclination
burden; load; responsibility; bearing (a cost, responsibility, etc.); shouldering
to exert (influence); to exercise; to cause (e.g. damage); to do (e.g. harm); to bring about (e.g. benefits); to extend
raising a question; posing a problem; setting a hare running
return gift; return favour (favor); revenge; change (in a cash transaction)
unskilled; clumsy; lousy; poor; awkward; shitty
disorderly; messy; absurd; unreasonable; very; extremely
delivery pizza; home-delivered pizza