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to spend time (on doing something)

1

to hurry; to rush; to hasten; to make something happen sooner

4

to strike; to hit; to attack; to bash; to sound out (someone's views); to pound (meat or fish); to chop into small pieces

8

next (to); adjoining; adjacent; house next door; neighbouring house; next-door neighbour

5

to sit (down); to have a seat; to be seated; to assume (a position); to take on (a duty); to occupy (a post)

1

oh, yes?; really?

3

aunt; old lady; ma'am

1

probably; (most) likely; in all likelihood; I suspect; I dare say; I'm afraid

5

when one was a very young child; very early in one's life

1

spitting image; dead ringer; exact resemblance

2

and then; after that

4

red; crimson; scarlet; Red; communist

5

to cause to swell; to inflame

1

to give one's name (as); to introduce oneself (as); to claim to be; to call oneself; to reveal oneself (as); to admit to being

1

middle-age; middle age; midlife; one's middle years

1

intermittently; bit by bit; little by little; in drops (e.g. of rain)

1

circumstances; conditions; situation; reasons; state of affairs

1

one's youth; early life; one's early days; one's early years

1

scarce; rare

1

to remain; to abide; to stay (in the one place); to be limited to; to be confined to; to only account for

1

each place; every place; various places; all parts (of the country, world, etc.)

3

here and there; little by little; sporadically; dots; spots

1

to move (to another area, country, etc.); to migrate

1

living in peace; living a quiet life; being content with one's present position; being satisfied with one's lot

1

other people's affairs; someone else's problem

3

for a moment; for a minute; for a while; for some time; for the time being; for now

2

child; children

4

to become pregnant

1

exactly; precisely; just; just (like); as if; as though

6

pursuer; pursuing party; posse; (arch.) tailwind; (arch.) favorable wind; (arch.) fair wind

1

when it comes to ...; if one were to speak of ...; by ... you mean ...; when you say ... you mean that ...; whenever ...; if it's ... then (without fail)

1

seventeen; 17

1

eighteen; 18

1

past tense

1

to stop talking; to break off; to pause

2

passage (of time); elapsing; progress; development; transit

2

girl; daughter; baby girl; young woman

1

long; (for a) long time

1

some; any; please; anyway; anyhow

2

sudden; abrupt; urgent; pressing; steep; sharp; rapid

3

to part (usu. of people); to part from; to separate (of a couple); to break up; to lose (e.g. one's mother); to be bereaved

1

hunting; hunt; gathering (mushrooms, shellfish, etc.); picking (berries, fruit, etc.); hunting down (a criminal, etc.); rounding up (e.g. communists)

1

event; affair; incident; case; plot; trouble

1

husband

1

as (X, then Y); with; in accordance with; in proportion to

1

to sink; to go under; to go down (e.g. sun); to set; to feel depressed; to become subdued

2

relative; relation

1

certain; sure; definite; reliable; sound; solid

3

almost; nearly; for the most part; roughly; approximately; about

5

parents; both parents

2