late at night; small hours of the morning
garden; yard; courtyard; field (of action); area
to dazzle one's eyes; to hold one's gaze; to fascinate; to captivate
to dash over oneself (e.g. water); to take (e.g. shower); to bask in (e.g. the sun); to suffer (e.g. an attack); to draw (e.g. criticism, attention, praise); to have heaped upon
lovely; dear; beloved; pitiable; pathetic; piteous
one's own child; one's own children
to become old enough to understand what's going on around oneself (of a child, etc.)
late at night; at a late hour
trouble (I have put you through); (your) hard work; thank you (for your hard work); I appreciate your efforts
to cuddle; to comfort; to rock; to soothe; to dandle; to humor
to turn one's head; to look over one's shoulder; to turn around; to think back (on); to reminisce; to look back (on)
to shake; to sway; to rock; to become unstable; to become unsettled; to be shaken
glittering; sparkling; glistening; twinkling
already completely (did, happened, etc.); already entirely
to fall asleep; to sleep soundly; to become dull; to lose vigour
graceful; willowy; lissome; soft and tender
to talk; to chat; to chatter
nagging; faultfinding; carping; captious
to choke; to have trouble breathing
roughly; broadly; generally; more or less
to be in a hurry; to be impatient; to be anxious (to do); to get a fright; to panic; to get flustered
way of saying (something); way of putting it; wording; phrasing; language; expression
to begin to say; to start talking; to broach (a matter); to be the first to say; to suggest (doing); to propose
sweetly (smiling); broadly (grinning)
weak; weakly; feeble; frail; delicate; faint (voice, sunlight, etc.)
echo; reverberation; sound (esp. the distinctive sound of an object or activity, e.g. rain, gun, gallop, drum); noise; quality of a sound (e.g. a fine phrase, clear voice, resonant bell); feeling of a sound
in this manner; in this way; like this
(a) little; somewhat; somehow
that's the way it is; such is life
wet nurse; nursing mother
good thing; nice thing; good excuse; good grounds; (good) idea; interjection used to impress an idea or to urge a response
childcare; child-rearing; nursing; upbringing
to grumble; to be unsettled; to grizzle
life plan; plan for one's life; planning one's life
to tighten; to fasten tight; to constrict; to control strictly; to put pressure on; to squeeze (e.g. an economy)
illusion; hallucination; misapprehension; misconception; misunderstanding
to fall into (e.g. a hole); to fall into (chaos, depression, dilemma, illness, etc.); to fall into (a trap, etc.); to fall; to surrender
forcibly; by force; against one's will
cold reception; inhospitality
basket (shopping, etc.); hamper; cage