natural; reasonable; understandable
to set someone to work in an arrogant fashion; to push someone around; to chatter; to jaw; to jabber
dim witted; bird-brained; dullard
to stray from the right path; to go wrong; to go off the rails; to turn delinquent
coming out; going out; attending (work); appearing (on stage); start; beginning; origins
vitality; ability to earn a living
paper doll to which children pray for fine weather (usu. white, and shaped like a Buddhist priest)
pride; self-confidence; thinking highly of oneself; being proud of one's abilities or achievements
out of character; unlike one
outbreak of an illness; onset of a condition; appearance of symptoms
local specialty; local special dish
your home; your family; their home; (my) home
to apply pressure (on); to bring pressure upon; to lean on
to be jealous of; to envy; to begrudge
to aggravate; to complicate; to make worse
please excuse the intrusion; I'm coming in
vigorous; cheerful; assertive
indefinite; hazy; vague; unsettled; undecided
no; that's wrong; it's not like that; isn't it?; wasn't it?
amendment; correction; revision; modification; alteration; retouching
pessimism; (taking a) gloomy view; discouragement; despondency; despair; disappointment
to sit at a desk (to study); to be at one's desk; to set to work on revision, homework, etc.
centering; center alignment
look who's talking; I don't want to hear it from you; are you in any position to say that?
to turn upside down; to turn (face) downward
all together now!; one, two, go!; ready, set, go!; heave, ho!; oops-a-daisy
marriage due to unintended pregnancy; shotgun wedding
marriage due to unintended pregnancy; shotgun wedding
extra charge; specially reduced charge; reduced rate
worm; insect; insignificant person; pathetic person
to soften; to moderate; to relieve
parenthood; parent or someone with children on the way (esp. an expecting mother); (of a fish) containing roe (eggs)
tediously; persistently; lazily; idly; (boiling) to a pulp; to a mash
wave; billow; ups and downs; (something) advancing step by step; (something) surging forward inopposably; tendency
flustered; flurried; (shocked) speechless