daytime; noon; broad daylight
mission; errand; task; duty; obligation
best one could ask for; just what one wants; welcome (news); heaven-sent
obedient; submissive; tame; slavish
unpleasant feelings (e.g. hatred, disgust, revulsion, fear)
cause of offense; cause of offence; annoyance; spasms; convulsions; cramps
banter; raillery; ridicule; teasing; making fun of
wiles; sinister design; trick; conspiracy; intrigue
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
doubt; suspicion; misgivings; scruples
to take home; to carry home; to bring back home; to take out (e.g. food)
hiding; concealing; being hidden; pocket
mysterious disappearance; being spirited away
very young; little; childish; immature
to often be the case; to occur frequently; to be common; to be popular
that child; that kid; that boy; (arch.) you
odd; strange; queer; weird; bizarre
to think of; to come up with
century; hundred years; (fig.) a long time
taking over (e.g. store or family's headship); subrogation; substitution of one person for another (usu. a creditor)
to be born; to come into the world
darn it!; darn!; oops!; oh dear!; oh no!
priority; order of precedence
slaughter (of animals for meat); butchery
suddenly; abruptly; unexpectedly
cannot do a thing; feeling handcuffed; being at the end of one's tether; being at one's wit's end
if one is unlucky; if one is careless
breasts; boobies; tits; breast milk
to cry; to weep; to sob; to howl
displeasure; discomfort; unpleasantness; indisposition; ailment
desire; want; will; wish; urge; craving
putting one's life on the line; staking one's life (on); risking one's life; life and death situation
nursemaid; nanny; babysitter; child-minding; babysitting
to be content; to have enough; to be happy; to be sufficient; to be satisfied
regrettable; disappointing; precious; dear; too good for; deserving better
willful; wilful; as one pleases
point of a spear; spearhead; focus (of one's attack, criticism, etc.); aim; force (of an argument); edge
confinement; imprisonment; incarceration
to open (e.g. doors); to open (e.g. business, etc.); to be empty; to be vacant; to be available; to be open (e.g. neckline, etc.); to have been opened (of one's eyes, mouth, etc.)
paper (in rock-paper-scissors); disappearing completely; coming to nought; foolishness; stupidity
to say; to spatter; to prate; to prattle; to babble
relatives; one's family; friends; members of the same organization; followers; henchmen