life story; personal narrative; story of one's life
to breathe while sleeping
complete; completion; perfection; accomplishment
to call together; to convene
peremptorily; willy-nilly; forcibly
admission; incorporation; enlistment; enrollment
to cock one's head in puzzlement; to tilt one's head in contemplation; to wrack one's brain; to think hard
field (for fruits, vegetables, etc.); cultivated land; field (of specialization); sphere; womb; birth
manure; night soil; dung; something that will help one develop in the future
to threaten; to menace; to frighten (into doing)
brat; kid; urchin; preta; hungry ghost
immediate reply; quick answer; ready agreement
choices; alternatives; options
day after day; day by day
painful; bitter; tough; difficult; cruel; harsh
to collect (debts); to dun; to appoint; to promote; to emphasize; to focus on
in name only; titular; nominal
management; managerial position; administrative post; person in a managerial position
power; authority; jurisdiction
et cetera; etc.; and the like; the likes of; something like
tiny amount (degree, extent); paltry amount; slightest bit
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
stolen goods; loot; spoils
kidnapping; kidnaping; abduction; kidnapper; kidnaper; abductor
to dispose of; to sell off
to hunt (animals); to search (for a criminal); to go looking for (flowers, etc.); to gather (mushrooms)
to become known; to come to light; to be known; to be understood; to clearly not amount to much; to be insignificant
expresses a firm view or feeling; please ...; would you ...
living; life (one's daily existence); livelihood
freely; frankly; without reserve
every month; each month; monthly
indicates supposition; if ... then; when; (typically after someone's name) indicates exasperation
paradise; heaven; Kingdom of Heaven
keenly; deeply; calmly; quietly; fixedly (e.g. gazing, staring)
real intention; motive; true opinion; what one really thinks
expressing one's mind; speaking out
to strike (with a stick, whip, etc.); to hit; to punch; to go to (a place to eat, drink, etc.)
meaning; point (e.g. of a statement); gist; goal; intent; object
somehow; for some reason; without knowing why
princess; spoiled girl; hothouse flower; glue