positive; assertive; active; proactive; aggressive
head (of a household); proprietor (of a store); one's husband; (one's) employer; (one's) master; host
schedule; program; programme; agenda
but; however; provided that
taking over; handing over; transfer of control; inheriting; passing on the baton
to do one's best; to put forth every effort
calamity; disaster; misfortune
feeling of a house or a room
program (e.g. theatre, theater); programme; (theatrical) piece; number; performance
leggings (stretchy skin-tight trousers); spats (footwear accessory); gaiters
to put on (lower-body clothing, e.g. pants, skirt, footwear); to wear; to affix (a sword to one's hip); (arch.) to affix (a bowstring to a bow)
awkward (movements, speech, etc.); jerky; stiff; strained (relations); sour
to run (of liquid); to spread; to blur; to blot; to ooze; to well up (of tears, etc.)
all that one has; all that there is; the whole
wheat; barley; oat (oats)
to give up; to admit defeat; to throw in the towel
gazing steadily at; observing (a person) closely; maintain a watch over
early; soon; quickly; swiftly; rapidly
thorn; spine; splinter (esp. lodged in one's flesh); hard sharp item (esp. lodged in one's throat, e.g. fish bone); biting words
in confusion; in a fluster; in bewilderment; sobbing; tearfully; trembling (voice)
clearly (understand, see, hear, etc.); distinctly; perfectly; as if it were right in front of one
outsider's perspective; as seen by an observer
left utterly helpless; have no one to turn to; unapproachable
discouragement; despondency; dejection; disappointment
range; stove; cooker; microwave oven
to burn; to scorch; to char; to singe
to take an attitude; to take a stance; to commit oneself; to assume a position
to close one's eyes partly; to squint; to smile with one's whole face; to smile sweetly (at); to look fondly (at)
person who gets lonely easily; person who does not like to be alone; person who craves company
seems to be; appears to have; supposed to be
even so; all the same; nevertheless; yes, but ...
around the world; throughout the world
unintelligible language; incoherent language; talking nonsense; babble; gibberish; jargon
totteringly; with tottering steps; toddling
violence; assault; rough (handling, language, etc.); reckless; rape; sexual assault
by gender; according to gender; gender-segregated
division; splitting; sharing; distribution; draw; tie
to come together; to join; to merge; to get married; to become a married couple
rival; competitor; competition
men and women of all ages
(treating) equally; without discrimination; impartially; alike; in the same way
placid; composed; serene; big-hearted; broad-minded; magnanimous