to have a talk; to tell a story
husband; master (of a house, shop, etc.)
wife; your wife; his wife; married lady; madam
(another's) son; boy; young master; green young man from a well-to-do family; young man innocent of the ways of the world
unmanageable child; spoiled child (spoilt); spoiled brat
to cuddle; to comfort; to rock; to soothe; to dandle; to humor
in either case (used specifically in the instance of two possible outcomes or situations); either way; one way or another
fluent (in a language); flowing
to be taken aback; to be dumbfounded
with a start; in surprise; suddenly (realize, remember, etc.); all of a sudden; puffing (air); with a puff
to grab at; to grasp at; to clutch at
to come near; to let someone approach; to bring near; to bring together; to deliver (opinion, news, etc.); to send (e.g. a letter); to let someone drop by
reason; reasoning power; (one's) sense
intermittently; bit by bit; little by little; in drops (e.g. of rain)
somehow; for some reason or other
that night; that evening; over the course of the evening
at last; finally; barely; narrowly; just
forbidding mentioning (something to others); imposing silence (on); ordering (someone) to keep quiet; hush money
itself; one's own body; oneself; originally; naturally
nothing; nil; naught; nought
continuance; survival; persistence; retention; duration
to be obsessive (about); to be overly concerned (with); to be particular (about); to pay special attention (to); to get stuck; to be obstructed
home; household; family; hearth
often; again and again; frequently; repeatedly
to be born; to come into the world
weak (constitution); sickly; feeble; in poor health
extinction (e.g. of a family); dying out; discontinuation; severance (e.g. of relations); rupture; breaking off
to defend against; to protect against; to prevent; to avert; to avoid
to make out to be; to set someone up (as); to prepare (e.g. someone for a role); to make (e.g. "a man out of him"); to frame
named after; associated with; connected with
to exchange; to swap; to barter; to replace; to substitute
someone with a liking or characteristic; a true representative of (place)
case (container); case (instance, situation); case
happy; auspicious; propitious; naive
slaughter (of animals for meat); butchery
to go to ruin; to go under; to fall; to be destroyed; to die out; to become extinct
secret; secrecy; mystery; secret (e.g. to success); esoteric teachings
26th day of the month; 26 days