isolation; being alone; being friendless
child rearing; child raising; raising children; parenting
friend of a mother who is also a mother; mothers who are friends
everyone; everybody; all; everything; all
study; diligence; discount; reduction
to play (games, sports); to enjoy oneself; to mess about (with alcohol, gambling, philandery, etc.); to be idle; to do nothing; to meet up (with friends); to hang out
time; hour; period; class
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
dark; gloomy; depressed; dispirited; dark (in colour); dull; ill-boding
talk; speech; topic; subject; discussions; negotiation; rumor
reality; actuality; practice (as opposed to theory); truly; really; bhutakoti (limit of reality)
reality; actuality; hard fact
to enter; to go into; to break into; to join; to enroll; to contain; to hold
there (place relatively near listener); there (place just mentioned); that place; then (of some incident just spoken of); that (of point just raised); (arch.) you
as (for); for; in the capacity of
success; passing (e.g. exam); eligibility
achievements; actual results; accomplishments; past results; track record
point; tip; head (of a line); front; first; before; (the way) ahead
or something; for instance ... (though there are other suitable options); ... or ...; as soon as; right after; while still
indicates emotion or admiration; indicates emphasis; I; me; wah!; boo!
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...; did not ...
tangent point; point of contact; contact (electrical, etc.); point of agreement; common ground
with the exception of; excepting; excluding
happiness; well-being; joy; welfare; blessedness
argument; discussion; theory (e.g. of evolution); doctrine; essay; treatise
to talk about; to speak of; to recite; to chant; to indicate; to show
necessary; needed; essential; necessity; need; requirement
serious; earnest; real sword (as opposed to a wooden practice weapon)
love; love-making; passion; emotion; affections
to interrupt; to interfere; to meddle; to intrude; to butt in; to poke one's nose into
good thing; nice thing; good excuse; good grounds; interjection used to impress an idea or to urge a response
forcibly; against one's will
to part (usu. of people); to part from; to separate (of a couple); to break up; to lose (e.g. one's mother); to be bereaved
even if; even though; however; no matter how
to bear a grudge against; to resent; to blame; to curse; to feel bitter towards
(a) little; somewhat; somehow
such; this sort of; like this
small quantity; little; little while; short distance
state; state of affairs; appearance; look; sign; indication
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
to give (esp. to someone of lower status); to bestow; to provide; to afford; to assign; to cause