very; much; greatly; a lot of
to make fun of; to look down on; to make light of
to say enough (as much as required); to say plenty; to say well; to say cleverly; to say often; to say frequently
to grow up; to become an adult
to praise; to commend; to compliment; to speak well of; to speak highly of
to accomplish; to finish; to carry through; to follow through
as a child; when one was a child; childhood
before I knew it; next thing you know; when I came to
to lean against; to recline on; to lean on; to rely on; to depend on
fatigue; weariness; exhaustion; tiredness
to put effort into; to strain; to put strength into; to put forth effort
to do what one is told to; to take someone's advice; to listen to what someone says
to cling to; to hang onto; to rely on; to depend on; to implore; to entreat
miserable; pitiable; shameful; deplorable; pathetic
to go against; to fight against; to oppose; to resist; to deny
difficult to ...; hard to ...
cannot be helped; unavoidable; pointless; useless; hopeless (person); annoying
everyday; daily; ordinary; usual; routine; regular
to pile up and up; to pile up more and more; to mount (e.g. debts, concerns)
to be born; to come into the world
falling into a doze; dozing off; nodding off
laying one's head in someone's lap; using someone's lap for a pillow
for two people's eyes to meet; catching someone's eye; making eye contact; meeting a person's gaze
to break the silence; to break one's silence
to hold one's tongue; to shut up
continuation; rest (of the story, work, etc.); flow (e.g. of a piece of writing); pacing (of a story); succession (of); sequence
to be congenial; to agree with one; to be in one's nature
when it comes to ...; where ... is concerned; if it's the case that ...; if it turns out that ...; if it's true that ...
awareness that somebody will be hard to deal with; awareness that one is not good at something; (feeling) not up to doing something
elder sister; effeminate man
wealthy; rich; affluent; well-off
(way of) life; living; livelihood; life circumstances
related to; in relation to; as far as ... is concerned
every month; each month; monthly
one way or the other; either way
to subsist; to keep on living
to carry on one's back; to be burdened with; to take responsibility for; to have (something) in the background; to be in front (of something); to be conceited
perhaps; maybe; perchance; by some chance; by any chance
regret; repentance; remorse