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to have a family (e.g. wife or husband and children); to raise a family

food expenses; cost of one's board

to hold (something) reverently with both hands

Colloquial

period (of life) when one is enjoying more romantic attention than usual

foul-smelling; stinking

intolerable (behaviour, attitude, etc.); unbearable; disgusting

to hold an opinion

charge (of something); matter in one's charge; (one's) assignment; (one's) job

conduct; behavior; behaviour

being pregnant

to use one's own judgement; to not be swayed by others; to have confidence in oneself

to hint at something

Idiomatic expression

to let (someone) have the credit (for); to let (someone) hold the flowers

remembering (and honoring) the teachings of Buddha

to pull oneself together; to focus one's mind; to brace oneself; to gird up one's loins

unable to stay healthy; ruining one's health; exceeding the limits of one's body

unable to maintain one's fortune

life-support system

one's frame of mind; way one looks at things

to encourage someone to expect something; to raise someone's hopes

to keep a house; to run a household

to feel gloomy; to feel blue; to feel melancholy

rich person; wealthy person

taking good care of things; keeping things for a long time and taking care of them

to have a controlling presence; to have a certain aura

holding on to; sticking to

man with wife and kids

Idiomatic expression

unsung hero; person who does a thankless task