care-taking; house-sitting; house-watching; caretaker; house-sitter
by the way; incidentally; sometimes; occasionally; precisely (at that time); exactly
any; anything; whatever; I am told; I hear; I understand
clandestine meeting (of lovers); assignation; tryst; (lovers') rendezvous
Western person; Westerner
young person; youth; young
probably not; probably won't; intend not to; will not; trying not to; attempting not to; whether you ... or not
to go out (e.g. on an excursion or outing); to leave; to depart; to be about to leave; to be just going out
once again; yet again; (there you go) again
feeling restless; feeling nervous; fidgety; distracted
to act up (machine); to go out of tune (instrument); to not work right; to be knocked off stride; to lose one's bearings; to lose one's presence of mind
repeatedly; over and over again; several layers deep; layer upon layer; row upon row
to weave in (a pattern, colour, material, etc.)
to attach; to join; to furnish (a house with); to wear; to put on; to keep a diary; to make an entry
fingering an object (in killing time); amusing oneself; diversion; gambling
to fiddle with; to monkey around with
calm; composed; self-possessed; firm
how; in what way; how about; questionable
overflowing; effusive; exuberant; bountiful
cuteness; feelings of motherhood
circumstances; conditions; situation; reasons; state of affairs
splendid; magnificent; gorgeous
to ward off (e.g. an attack); to fend off (e.g. a question); to elude; to evade; to dodge; to turn aside (e.g. a joke)
to become a (bad) habit; to become a habitual practice; to become addictive; to grow on one; to become moreish
to break; to be smashed; to split; to crack; to be divided (opinion, vote, etc.); to split (e.g. of a party); to come to light
to cut one's hand; to cut one's connections (with); to break off relations (with); to cut ties (with)
injury; wound; mistake; accident; loss
gentle; quiet; mild; quiet (color, pattern, etc.); sober
to divide; to cut; to halve; to break; to crack; to dilute; to fall below
to be dispirited; to be dejected; to be disheartened; to lose heart
to dribble; to spill; to suspend; to hang down; to slouch
housework; domestic chores; family affairs; household matters
to go smoothly; to turn out well; to do the trick; to have peaceful relations
previous time; last time; previous installment; previous instalment; previous session
to apologize; to apologise; to make an apology
deliberate hindrance; obstruction
reconciliation; making up (with); making peace (with); being friends again; patching up a quarrel
to breathe out; to exhale
about to start out; just about to leave or go out; outing; trip