childcare; child-rearing; nursing; upbringing
being rather confused; looking somewhat dismayed (perturbed)
to take a lot of dealing with; to be a handful
lending (money, commodities, etc.); finance; loan; adaptability; versatility; flexibility
scene; setting; scene (in a movie, play); shot; state of the market
things to be washed; (dirty) dishes; laundry; washing
saving (e.g. time, money, resources); economising; economizing
to marry (a woman); to take to wife; to take in marriage
(cannot) possibly; (not) by any means; (not) at all; utterly; absolutely
gradually (progressing); steadily; slowly; seeping out (sweat, tears, etc.)
being without a name; being nameless; namelessness
in a sense; in some way; to an extent
placid; composed; serene; big-hearted; broad-minded; magnanimous
on the occasion of; at the time of
child rearing; child raising; raising children; parenting
to name; to call; to christen; to term
7th day of the month; seven days
to contemplate; to ponder; to think over; to reflect; to muse; to ruminate
to feel right; to sit well with one; to be happy about; to suit to a T; to fit well together
while it may be true that; just because; nevertheless; not necessarily
(understanding or appreciation of) culture; (one's) education; cultivation; sophistication; refinement
one passage; one paragraph; one stanza; one verse; one section (of a piece of music); one syllable
to have one's eye caught on something; to have one's attention drawn to something
to coil around; to follow about; to be related to; to concern; to be associated with
desire; wish; request; entreaty; prayer; (written) application
eve (esp. Christmas Eve); the night before
from the beginning; without hesitation; entirely; completely; head-on; head-first
exactly; nicely; to a tee; to be fitting
apt to (do); liable to; predominantly; mostly; ... reaps the rewards; ... takes the prize
always; all the time; constantly; frequently; often
to trip (over); to stumble; to fail; to suffer a setback
to decide; to determine; to establish; to lay down; to bring peace (to); to make peaceful
one-year-old; one year old
hills and fields; countryside
graduation; completion (of a course); moving on (from); outgrowing (something); leaving (a group, company, etc.); quitting
freely; at liberty; at will; as one likes
(a place) within one's reach
to sharpen; to hone; to wash (rice); to scour; to polish