insectivorous plant; carnivorous plant
breaking down; defeating; abolishing
groping (for); fumbling around (for); searching (for an answer, solution, etc.); trying to find
making an attempt; trial run
how to use (something); usage instructions; directions (for usage); use; usage
reading through (a book); finishing (a book)
to go back to square one; to make a fresh start; to be back where one started
unselfishness; wanting little
rough to the touch; rubbing rough surfaces
audience (with a person of high standing); diameter of a tree trunk at eye level
sublimation; sublimation (of an impulse); sublimation (i.e. transforming into a purer or nobler form)
to become coarse (e.g. of a texture); to turn rough; to turn gritty; to become sandy
slovenly (appearance, work, etc.); sloppy; untidy; weak; feeble; weak-willed
to be dark; to be dull; to be unassuming; to be inconspicuous; to not stand out
childish; childlike; immature; infantile; puerile
independence from parents
to open up a path; to clear a path; to open up doors; to pave the way
to wake (someone) up (by calling for them); to awaken; to call (to mind); to bring back (memories); to evoke
astounding; tremendous; wild; crazy; exorbitant; outrageous
well versed; thorough knowledge
deep psyche; unconscious mind; depth psychology
beginning; start; clue; lead; thread end
does not; can not; will not
recollecting; reminiscing; looking back; retrospection; review
contact; connectedness; rapport; mutual touching
child rearing; child raising; raising children; parenting
to backfire; to produce a result opposite to what was expected or intended
to love; to be attached to; to cherish; to caress
understanding person; supporter
skim reading; skipping through text
faint memory; vague memory; dim memory; vague recollection
manuscript (book); written copy of a book; codex; transcription; copying
to copy; to duplicate; to describe; to depict; to imitate; to model after
half a lifetime; half one's life; one's life so far
inconsistency; discord; conflict; discrepancy; contradiction; failure
to stay (at); to stop (at)
(phenotypic) trait; (hereditary) character; allele
heredity; (genetic) inheritance
small; little; tiny; insignificant; humble; modest
(apparently) that's what it's like, isn't it; that sort of (thing mentioned immediately prior)
(in) her way; peculiar to her