queue

　　jaw

　　definitely

　　dull

　　idiot

　　wild

　　attempt to do

　　then and there/There and then

　　take sth.into one‘s own hands

　　separate…from…

　　1.But when she took it away， back it would drop again

　　2.Many told Mother very gently that I was mentally defective and would remain so

　　3.That was a hard blow to a young mother who had already reared five healthy children

　　4.Mother decided there and then to take matters into her own hands

　　5.That was a big decision as far as my future life was concerned

　　6.While my father was out at bricklaying， earning the bread and butter for us