single-father household; motherless family
until then; till then; to that extent; the end of it; all there is to it
natural; reasonable; obvious; usual; common; ordinary
to give birth; to bear (child); to lay (eggs); to produce; to yield; to give rise to
nothing but; except; no more than
painful; sore; cringy; embarrassing
at this stage; at this point; (only) now
extramarital sex; affair; fooling around; infidelity; wantonness; unfaithfulness
younger brother; little brother; brother-in-law (spouse's younger brother or younger sister's husband); (arch.) pupil; (arch.) apprentice
you said; he said; even if; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
to spit out; to eject; to dump
moreover; furthermore; nevertheless; and yet
junior (at work, school, etc.); younger people; younger student
it's no joke; gimme a break!
back (of a chair); backrest
to bend oneself forward (esp. in curiosity or excitement); to hang out (e.g. over a balcony)
clearly; plainly; distinctly; decisively; flatly; definitely
declaration; proclamation; announcement
to recognize; to recognise; to deem; to judge; to approve; to deem acceptable; to admit
to return (something); to restore; to turn over; to turn upside down; to pay back; to retaliate; to respond (with)
to be silent; to say nothing
softly; gently; stealthily; secretly; to leave alone; to leave as it is
indication; sign; hint; tone (of the market)
possibly; apparently; (seem) likely; somehow or other; with difficulty; barely
splendid; magnificent; utter (esp. defeat); total; (arch.) something worth seeing; (arch.) sight
to gain the understanding (of); to obtain consent (from)
if anything; if pushed I'd say; if I had to say
sympathy; empathy; response; identification (with someone)
the past; bygone days; one's past (that one would prefer remained secret); past (tense); preterit; previous life
younger half-brother (by a different mother)
to be called ...; to be referred to as ...
funny; amusing; strange; odd; wrong; unsuitable
to begin to say; to start talking; to broach (a matter); to be the first to say; to suggest (doing); to propose
day; days; sun; sunshine; (the) day; daytime; date
year; age; years; past one's prime; old age
young lady (in ref. to a maid, etc.)
for the first time; only after ... is it ...; only when ... do you ...; first time; (one's) first
men and women; man and woman; both sexes; both genders
(in the) same house; (under the) same roof
to live (on, by, etc.); to lead a life; to make a living; to earn a livelihood; to spend one's time (doing); to pass one's days (doing)
novel; story; (work of) fiction
as one would expect from ...; given that ... (naturally ...); precisely because ...; all the more because of ...; on account of ...; ... being what it is