childcare; child-rearing; nursing; upbringing
to avert one's eyes; to avoid looking straight at something; to cover one's eyes
household violence (esp. adolescent children towards parents); domestic violence
picture of Hell; painting representing Hell
after this; from now on; hereafter; thereafter; since (then); after
pitiful; unfortunate; poor; unpardonable; regrettable
to carry (something) under cover; to carry concealed
to hide; to conceal; to lower volume (of a sound or one's voice) so as not to be heard; to become quiet and inconspicuous
desperate; frantic; excited; worked up; heated; eager
to talk; to carry meaning
childbirth; (giving) birth; delivery; production (of goods)
pregnancy; conception; gestation
to go to bed; to go to sleep; to fall asleep; to be laid up (with a cold); to be ill in bed
to fall through; to come to nothing; to be ruined
retirement; retiring (from a race, match, etc.); dropping out
one's own child; one's own children
neurosis; nervous breakdown; mental problem; identity crisis; obsession
fine (grain, workmanship, etc.); close (weave); delicate; precise; accurate; careful
loud (criticism, protest, etc.); noisy; clamorous; boisterous; uproarious; fierce
to crown; to cap; to prefix with; to start with; to begin with
complete devotion (to); total commitment (to); unvarying support (for); unwavering fixation (on); rigid preoccupation (with)
first letter of a word; capital letter (at the start of a word or sentence); initials (of one's name)
standing comparison with; comparing favorably with; by no means inferior to; equal to
one's face turning pale (ashen); the color being drained from one's face
three-quarter length (usu. clothing)
match (contest); matching (with); going well (with)
my husband; one's family; family member
indicates two contrasting actions; (arch.) indicates possessive (often found in place names and compound words)
to depend (on the situation); to be handled case by case
hostility; animosity; enmity
flaring up; bursting into flames
to visit; to call on; (arch.) to make a noise
the moment of meeting (of two people, vehicles, etc.); the moment of running into each other; the moment of crossing paths
to have a cramp; to twitch; to stiffen (of a face, expression); to freeze; to shrink (of skin, due to a scar); to tauten
thickheaded; slow-witted; phlegmatic; slow (of one's movements); sluggish
to accept someone's challenge; to take up the gauntlet
inside the kindergarten; inside the zoo; inside the garden; inside the park