(somebody else's) parents; both parents
increasingly; more and more; decreasingly (when declining); less and less
to jump in; to leap in; to plunge into; to burst in; to barge in
choice; selection; pickup (phonograph); stylus bar; pickup truck; pickup
solid; firm; stout; burly; strong; sturdy
to one's heart's content; as much as one wants; as hard as one can; resolution; decisiveness; determination
shameful; disgraceful; indecent; unseemly; unbecoming; improper
to carry on one's back; to be burdened with; to take responsibility for; to have (something) in the background; to be in front (of something); to be conceited
a lot; lots; enough; sufficient; enough; too many
vague; ambiguous; shady; disreputable; fuzzy
to advance; to move forward; to carry forward (plans, work, etc.); to proceed with; to raise; to elevate
around there; near there; or thereabouts; or so; such a matter; such a thing
but then; although; though; reasonable; natural; just
close friend; bosom friend; buddy; crony; chum
once; before; formerly; never yet; never before; first time
awfully; frightfully; desperately; violently; unduly; extremely
to make a mistake (in); to commit an error (e.g. in calculation); to confuse; to mistake something for something else
worst; horrible; horrid; in the worst case; if worst comes to worst
(living) sacrifice; victim; scapegoat
to subsist; to keep on living
via; through; by doing; by means of; using
little less than; slightly fewer than; just under; weakness; the weak
to crunch; to masticate; to simplify; to explain plainly
to bare one's fangs; to snarl (at)
like; similar to; as with; in the same way
to act violently; to rage; to struggle; to be riotous
article to be delivered; present
order (for an item); request; demand; condition
delivery (of a package, goods, etc.)
after a long time; for the first time in a while
whereabouts; place; location; place where one belongs; where one fits in; place where one can be oneself
luggage; baggage; burden; payload (of a packet, cell, etc.)
experienced person; person who has had a particular experience
winds and clouds; nature; the elements; situation; state of affairs
just-harvested; something freshly harvested or gathered (usually produce)
form; shape; figure; appearance; phenomenon
hunting; harvesting (e.g. berries, fruit); picking; gathering
to sell well; to sell out; to be worldly and understanding; to be sensible; to be sorted out; to be put in order
to live through; to survive
living thing; living creature; animal; life
bottom-up approach to management; on-the-spot decision-making; hands-on approach (policy, etc.)