childcare; child-rearing; nursing; upbringing
grandmother; old woman; female senior citizen
coat; tunic; jacket; outer garment
to cool (from room temperature); to chill; to calm down; to cool off; to be frightened (at); to be scared (of)
speaker; narrator; speaker (of a language)
to descend; to go down; to be handed down (of an order, judgment, etc.); to pass (of time); to surrender; to capitulate; to be less than
married couple; husband and wife; man and wife; his and hers; pair of objects, one larger (for man), one smaller (for woman)
to stuff into; to jam; to shorten; to move closer together; to reduce (spending); to conserve; to focus intently on
to graze (e.g. bullet); to scratch; to touch lightly; to take a percentage; to exploit; to squeeze
wound; injury; chip; crack; flaw; defect
salary; pay; medical care; treatment; advance preparation
germ; germs; bacteria; something harmful; vermin
action of making something; -ification
adhesive bandage; sticking plaster; band-aid
remnant; residue; remaining; left-over
to tidy up; to put in order; to settle (problem); to clear (dispute); to finish; to bring something to an end
gap; space; break; interlude; chink (in one's armor, armour); chance
full of (e.g. mistakes); riddled with; covered all over with (blood, mud, etc.)
what one has a mind to do; what one feels like (doing); being so minded; (with) that in mind
to curry favour (with); to play up (to); to cozy up (to); to butter up
unexpectedly; unusually; considering all that
to become serious; to take something seriously (joke, teasing); to become irritated or angry (usu. at something trivial); to get worked up
declining; refusal; rejection; announcement; notice
weak point; weakness; shortcoming; defect; flaw; sore spot
to be added to; to be appended; to join in (e.g. a group of friends); to participate; to increase (e.g. heat); to gain in (e.g. influence)
(apparently) that's what it's like, isn't it
close (e.g. in terms of relationship); intimate
diagnosis; medical examination
(a) step; one step; level; stage; small degree; small amount
to step on; to tread on; to set foot on (e.g. foreign soil); to stand on; to experience; to undergo; to follow (rules, principles, etc.)
not worth considering; out of the question
having many difficulties in store; grim prospects
Far East Network; network of American military radio and television stations in East Asia
great; grand; magnificent; outstanding; mighty
a minute; moment; an instant; stubborn; hot-headed
to be worm-eaten; to be eaten by worms; to affect adversely; to spoil; to ruin
no matter what it takes; by any means necessary; at all costs; by hook or by crook
to respond; to answer; to meet (e.g. demands, expectations); to affect; to take a toll; to strike home
fate; destiny; predestination
as (i.e. in the role of); for (i.e. from the viewpoint of); apart from... (used to change the topic); even (e.g. "not even a single person"); thinking that...; trying to...