hospitality; reception; treatment; (light) refreshment; entertaining with food and drink; treat
to endure; to keep out (e.g. rain); to pull through; to get over; to surpass; to outdo
being preoccupied with; being obsessed; only thinking of; having only ... on one's mind
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
to live; to reside; to inhabit
when it comes to ...; where ... is concerned; if it's the case that ...; if it turns out that ...; if it's true that ...
truth; reality; sincerity; honesty; content; substance
to receive favor; to receive assistance; to receive help; to be looked after; to be taken care of; to become dependent (on)
to come along; to come around; to turn up; to arrive at the present; to get where one is; to have been doing something (for a period of time)
from now on; after this; in the future; from here; from this point
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)
absurd; unreasonable; rash; reckless; excessive; immoderate
no matter how you look at it; no matter how you slice it; clearly; obviously; surely; without a doubt
father; father (e.g. of a discipline); pioneer (e.g. of field of research); God; Father
one thing after another; out of the frying pan and into the fire
still; as yet; (not) yet; more; (more) still; at least
December; twelfth month of the lunar calendar
several minutes; a few minutes
January; first month of the lunar calendar
first day of the month; the first of the month
4th day of the month; four days
interval; period of time; among; between; good opportunity; chance
golden and shiny; gaudy; gaudily decorated; brand spanking new; new and shiny
cute; adorable; dear; precious; innocent; childlike
discovery; detection; finding
timidity; nervousness; being easily intimidated
to catch; to capture; to grab; to clutch; to catch hold of (someone); to stop (e.g. a stranger in the street)
carrying in one's arms (a baby, pet, doll, etc.); holding; up!; carry me
(on a) closer look; closer scrutiny; second look
pretty; charming; lovely; adorable
seeing for the first time; first sight; first meeting; sight-reading
cannot be helped; unavoidable; pointless; useless; hopeless (person); annoying
to have sparkling eyes; to have shining eyes; to have a gleam in one's eyes
as one would expect; just as you'd expect (from); still; all the same; even ... (e.g. "even a genius")
growth; breeding; growing up (in, as); upbringing
eggs; egg; (hen's) egg; a ... in the making; future (lawyer, doctor, etc.); beginning
to give birth; to bear (child); to lay (eggs); to produce; to yield; to give rise to
to name; to call; to christen; to term
well; properly; best regards; please remember me; just like ...; as though one were ...