surely; certainly; no doubt; must
happy event; cause for celebration; congratulations
having one's fill (of food or drink); eating (drinking) to one's heart's content; enjoying to the full
men and women of all ages
leisure; leisure time; spare time
enjoyment; pleasure; amusement; anticipation; looking forward to; something to look forward to
stocking up (in case of emergency); stockpile; reserves; storing; laying in (supplies)
babysitting; babysitter; nanny; taking care of; looking after; accompanying
to get worked up; to be eager (enthusiastic); to rouse oneself
to call; to summon; to eat; to drink; to put on; to wear; to buy
sweetheart; person in one's thoughts (heart)
to be put at a disadvantage; to get the short end of the stick
such a thing; something like that
noisily (esp. the noise of heavy feet)
calmly; quietly; gently; be quiet!
trend; tendency; movement; attitude
one's family; family member
diligently; assiduously; industriously; beavering away
to extract essence by boiling; to extract flavor; to decoct
talkative; loose-lipped; persiflage; witty remark; light joke; amusing talk
to intercommunicate; to exchange (messages, vows, etc.)
not all bad; not as dissatisfied (or annoyed) as one would have others believe; not completely displeasing; fairly pleasing
hyah!; hah!; there!; ugh!; argh!; damn it!
how long; how far; how much
for no particular reason; for some reason or other; somehow or other
or something; or something like that; or words to that effect; something or other
place; spot; address; district; area; one's house; point
ninth; Beethoven's Ninth Symphony
operation (of a machine); running; working (and earning money); workload; deployment (e.g. to a production environment); release
drawing water; black cotton hat (used as a prop)
workmanship; craftsmanship; grades; results; quality (e.g. of a crop); dealings
rate; ratio; proportion; percentage
to assign; to allot; to divide among; to distribute; to prorate; to assess
sowing seeds; planting seeds; scattering seeds
(one's) quota; assignment
to dominate (usu. one's husband)
plausible (but untrue); credible (e.g. lie); specious; seemingly truthful
around the clock; day and night
sticking; clinging; with a smack (e.g. sitting down); hard; all over; thickly
comparatively; relatively; fairly; rather; pretty; unexpectedly
wide-open; frank; open; candid
one's future; one's fate; prospects; one's way; one's path
anguished; distressed; worried; horny
anxiously; impatiently; worriedly; fretting; getting worked up