with trouble; at great pains; rare; valuable; kind; generous
spoiled; spoilt; ruined; wasted (chance, etc.); messed up; destroyed
to be collected (of clams, etc.); to be gathered (of mushrooms, herbs, etc.); to be picked (of fruit, etc.); to be able to collect; to be able to extract; to be able to get
around here; hereabouts; (around) this point; about now
workmanship; craftsmanship; grades; results; quality (e.g. of a crop); dealings
buying (in large quantities); (wholesale) purchase; buying in; (one's) usual (store, supplier, etc.); regular; favourite (brand, shop, etc.)
expressly; especially; specially; intentionally; deliberately; on purpose
to bring (something); to take along; to fetch; to get
(not) particularly; (not) especially; (not) specially; separately; apart; additionally
at once; right away; promptly; quickly; right now; this instant
uh-huh; mm-hmm; with a moan; with a groan
boy; son; baby boy; young man
to comfort; to console; to amuse
called; known as; that; to say
to cross (legs or arms); to link (arms); to put together; to construct; to braid; to plait; to grapple
it's not like; it isn't as if
first; foremost; most important; best; greatest; above all
number; edition; sobriquet; pen-name; size (of printing types, canvases, knitting needles, etc.); suffix attached to names of ships, trains, airplanes, etc.
futility; waste; uselessness; pointlessness; idleness
burden; nuisance; bother; hanger-on; dependent; parasite
to be helpful; to be useful
what kind of; what sort of; what
(this) small amount; (such a) paltry amount; only this much; slightest bit
a lot more; much more; and then some; and plenty more than that
easy; likely to ...; have a tendency to ...; easy to ...
painful; bitter; tough; difficult; cruel; harsh
fresh and youthful; lively; vibrant; vivacious; juicy (e.g. fruit)
to soak into; to sink into; to seep into; to sink into (one's mind); to be (deeply) ingrained; to be instilled
news (from someone); letter; contact; (someone's) whereabouts; (someone's) movements
to carry; to transport; to come; to go; to use (a brush, chopsticks, etc.); to move
to rely on; to depend on; to count on; to turn to (for help)
to separate (by distance, time, etc.); to isolate; to interpose; to have between; to alienate; to estrange
to be oversized (overloud, etc.)
ocean; large sea; fabric pattern
extraordinary; preposterous; outrageous; absurd
with; by; because of; on account of; on (a day, date); at (a time)
to stroke; to caress; to brush gently; to comb (hair); to smooth down
longing; yearning; aspiration; adoration
to give birth; to bear (child); to lay (eggs); to produce; to yield; to give rise to
to (happen to) see; to notice; to catch sight of
wow!; oh!; yeah!; alright!; waah!; boohoo!