careless; stupid; thoughtless; heedless; unobservant; inadvertent
child rearing; child raising; raising children; parenting
tottering steps; drunken staggering
long roofed passageway (originally having an earthen floor and used as a bridle path)
tempering (metal); annealing; forging; toughening; disciplining; training
unperturbed; undaunted; retaining composure; unyielding; not giving an inch
to turn yellow; to become tinged with yellow; to yellow (with age)
faint; indistinct; dim; (arch.) few; (arch.) a little
in comparison with; when compared with; according to; in light of; in view of
to go to bed; to go to sleep; to fall asleep; to be laid up (with a cold); to be ill in bed
not sleeping a wink; wide awake all night; without moving
to hesitate to say; to mumble; to hem and haw; to falter
to disentangle; to untangle; to unravel; to relax; to soften; to relieve (e.g. stress, tension)
to go out (e.g. on an excursion or outing); to leave; to depart; to be about to leave; to be just going out
perhaps; possibly; maybe; if; in case; in the event that
more or less; though not quite satisfactorily; tentatively; for the time being; just in case; once
to be shy; to be bashful; to feel awkward; to feel embarrassed
full particulars; the whole story; from beginning to end
to chase; to run after; to pursue
to lose sight of; to miss
hand; arm; handwriting; penmanship; 'shake' (command to have a dog place its paw in your hand)
-less; lacking; non-existing
awkward; embarrassed; embarrassing; inconvenient; inopportune; untimely
My goodness!; Good lord!; Holy cow!
regret; repentance; remorse
heavy (feeling, etc.); gloomy (weather, etc.); oppressive (atmosphere, etc.); stifling; strained
destination; whereabouts; future; prospects
to take someone along; to be accompanied (by)
route; way; course; directions
even; for starters; so; therefore; judging from; based on
to call for somebody; to come for someone; to pick someone up
(I) will; (I) shall; let's; (I) wonder (if); might it be (that); hey
to well up (of tears, anger, joy, etc.); to surge up (within oneself); to rise; to feel nauseated; to feel sick
particle; atom; little piece; not at all; not the slightest
to dress (oneself in); to attire oneself in; to adorn; to pretend; to feign; to affect
inner thoughts; real intention; at heart; deep down; inner center (centre)
rotation (usu. around something); revolution; turning