flurried; flustered; upset; nervous; embarrassed
freckle; lentigo; ephelis; (arch.) buckwheat chaff
to be wavy; to be curled; to be frizzled
grown-up (manner, etc.); mature; adult
(sense of) rivalry; competitiveness
to lull (a child) to sleep; to put to sleep
supper; night meal; late-night snack; "fourth meal"; midnight snack
preliminary arrangements; preparation; spadework; pre-cooking
kitchen; financial situation; finances
sofa; couch; lounge chair
staring-out (down) game; game in which two children looking at each other try to make the opponents laugh first; constant looking at something (e.g. the computer screen, the clock)
anyway; anyhow; as one likes; by all means; at any cost; no matter what it takes
the other day; lately; recently
to lower one's voice; to speak more softly
a person without a single relative
fellow women; between women; among women; woman-to-woman
to work on (someone); to appeal to; to make approaches to; to begin to work
unpleasant; uncomfortable; creepy; spooky
forced laugh; forced smile
unskilled; clumsy; lousy; poor; awkward; shitty
(a) principle; (a) reason; (a) point; some truth
(death from) starvation; starving to death
fantasy; illusion; vision; dream
to find out; to discover; to locate
underhanded; unfair; makeshift; stopgap
stole (shawl); stall; stall (of an engine); (animal) stall
taking on a life of its own (of a rumour, etc.); walking by oneself; taking a walk by oneself; walking unaided; being able to walk without help; standing on one's own feet
stylish; fashionable; dressing (oneself) up; dressing smartly; fashionable dresser; smartly dressed person
these days; nowadays; now; at present; recently; lately
growth period (in children)
soundly (sleeping); fast (asleep)
full stomach; bellyful; (eat) heartily; to one's heart's content