direction; way; side (of an argument, etc.); one's part; type; category; field (of study, etc.)
to compromise; to meet halfway; to step up to; to walk up to; to approach
to pass (of time); to elapse
from now; from this moment; henceforth
deep (hole, forest, snow, etc.); dense (e.g. fog); thick (e.g. weeds, woods); close (e.g. relationship); deep (involvement); intense (e.g. longing, flavor); severe
truth; reality; truly; really; absolute truth
older brother and younger sister
three years; third school year (e.g. of high school)
second marriage; remarriage
pregnancy; conception; gestation
becoming clear; coming to light; being ascertained; being identified; being confirmed
illness (usu. excluding minor ailments, e.g. common cold); disease; bad habit; bad behaviour; crazy; insane
to give birth; to bear (child); to lay (eggs); to produce; to yield; to give rise to
after (practically) no time; immediately after; just; having no time to
important; significant; precious; valuable; careful
to think constantly about; to dwell on
thanks; gratitude; appreciation; thankfulness
to throw away; to cast away; to abandon; to desert; to give up; to resign
at that time; in those days; at that moment; then
to take out a loan; to get a loan
single-handedly (usu. of a female raising children); on one's own; as a single mother
to raise; to rear; to train; to teach; to promote the growth of; to nurture
loan; lawn (grass); lawn (linen or cotton fabric)
to return (something); to restore; to turn over; to turn upside down; to pay back; to retaliate; to respond (with)
very hard; with utmost effort; as hard as one can; with all one's might; for dear life; eagerly
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
originally; from the start; from the beginning; none the worse (for); (coming out) even; in the same position (as before)
household economy; family finances
to support; to prop; to sustain; to hold at bay; to stem; to check
trouble; hardship; difficulty; anxiety; worry; concern
at that time; in those days
to ask; to inquire; to blame (someone) for; to accuse of; to care about; to regard as important
work; labor; achievement; performance; salary; income
surplus; margin; leeway; composure; placidity; complacency
nicely; properly; frequently; often; I'm glad that you ...; thank you for ...
to clear up; to clear away; to refresh (e.g. spirits); to be cleared (e.g. of a suspicion); to be dispelled; to be banished
day of spring; spring sun
only; merely; but; no more than
in one go; in one gulp; in one breath; suddenly; all of a sudden; all at once