to wander; to roam from place to place
rest area; rest stop; service area (next to a highway); service station; parking area
(time of) emergency; (in) event of emergency; (in) case of emergency
ghost town; deserted village; village without inhabitants
not having enough workers; being understaffed; having nothing one can do about something; having no options; no reason not to ...; can't afford not to
to be a matter of life or death; to be life-threatening
miserable; wretched; disconsolate; helpless; cheerless; sorrowful
after childbirth; postpartum
recovery after childbirth; growth (of a child)
distant look; faraway look
faltering; tottering; halting; unsteady; awkward; clumsy
to fret (esp. of a young child); to be fretful; to be peevish
to awake from one's sleep
as before; as ever; as it was originally
correction; rectification; mending; repair
(breaking) with a snap (of a thread, rope, etc.); (stopping) suddenly (of communications, a practice, etc.); abruptly; completely
to raise an objection; to voice an opinion different from those of others
peacefully (sleeping); quietly; soundly
to grow senile; to be childish with age; to be mentally slow; to be befuddled; to play stupid; to say something stupid (oft. on purpose; esp. as part of a comedic routine)
all night long; all through the night
nth district of a town; nth city block
abuse; misuse; perversion
deep-seated grudge; hatred
to ripen; to mature; to be ready for action; to be the right time (to act); to be in common use; to come to sound natural
to finish up; to complete; to finish off; to get through; to polish off
to be enigmatic; to be puzzling; to be wrapped in mystery
to leave words (behind one, e.g. after death); to say (for posterity); to utter last words; to leave some things unsaid
to hold a thing in one's arms; to carry in one's arms; to embrace (e.g. a baby); to take upon oneself; to be saddled with
colourful; colorful; multicoloured; various; varied; variegated
nature; spontaneity; natural airhead
to shrink; to contract; to diminish (in size)
stone mortar; millstone; quern
to mix; to blend; to combine
polite; courteous; civil; friendship; (sexual) intimacy
someone; unknown person; I; me
very thin; flimsy; cheap; shallow
living up to (one's, its) reputation
to (physically) force someone to sit down
application (of ointment, etc.); coating