granny; grandma; gran; old lady; old woman
main building (of a manor); central room (of a house)
being a mama's boy; having an (overly) strong attachment to one's mother; Oedipus complex; sexual attraction to one's mother
article for sale; goods for sale; main attraction; specialty; For Sale
unshapely; ill-formed; misshapen; awkward; clumsy
(carrying) close to one's person; next to the skin
stork (esp. the Oriental stork, Ciconia boyciana)
cabbage (Brassica oleracea)
to decline (of morals, character, etc.); to become vulgar (e.g. of a conversation); to stoop (to); to be ruined; to go under; to fall (into hell)
creepy (feeling); uneasy (feeling); bad (feeling); giving one the creeps; hideous; scaring
plausible; believable; solemn; dignified; serious
to get into an argument; to come to discuss; to be controversial (usu. as an adjectival phrase); to be contentious
there is no way that ...; easy; simple
to hate each other; to hate mutually
no change; no difference; no unusual events; no accidents; no incidents
disillusionment; disillusion; disenchantment
unmanageable child; spoiled child (spoilt); spoiled brat
preface; introduction; preamble
tidying up; clearing up; cleaning up; clearing away; putting in order
veil of darkness; curtain of night
magnificent spectacle; thrilling sight; grand view
all year round; all the time; year in and year out
unreliable; undependable; helpless; forlorn; worried; uneasy
(apparently) that's what it's like, isn't it; that sort of (thing mentioned immediately prior)
chrysanthemum (Chrysanthemum morifolium)
Hades; hell; underworld; underground spring
growth period; growing season
before one knows it; before one realises; without one's knowledge; without noticing
last quarter moon; third quarter moon; waning half-moon
last quarter moon; third quarter moon; waning half-moon
to do something in readiness for; to get something (needful) done
mutually; with each other; reciprocally; together; both
incompetence; inefficiency; inability; incompetent person
footprints; record of page visitors (e.g. in social networking sites)
walking; pace; step; course (of history, one's life, etc.); history; pitch (of a screw, etc.)
to etch into one's mind; to remember well
to etch (name, etc.); to carve (design)
to affect a stylish air; to try to look good; to show off