boo! (sound used to scare someone); ugh (dissatisfaction, aggravation); ulp (consternation)
lost child; lost person; stray child; missing child
to hit; to strike; to strike (noon, etc.); to sound (cymbals, etc.); to beat (rhythmically, e.g. pulse, waves, etc.); to move; to impress
painful; sore; cringy; embarrassing; exceeding
perhaps; likely; probably; I dare say
to face; to go towards; to head towards
answering machine; answerphone
circumstances; condition; to arrange; to manage; to lend money; to raise money
to decrease (in size or number); to diminish; to abate
coolness; calmness; composure; all right; fine; OK
family; members of a family
scattered; disperse; loose; disconnected; in pieces; in drops
success in life; getting ahead; successful career; promotion; climbing the corporate ladder; eminence
to make oneself popular without any regard to others; to take all the credit to oneself; (lit.) to turn out well (of a child)
to wring (towel, rag); to squeeze; to squeeze (fruit to extract juice); to press; to rack (one's brains); to strain (one's voice); to extort
soft; tender; gentle; mild; informal; light
one more time; once more; once again
to have a go; to try and do (something); to take a chance with something
to support; to prop; to sustain; to hold at bay; to stem; to check
to have (the) courage (to); to be courageous
guard; security (officer); guardsman
inviting another to one's home, office, etc.; (lit.) the trouble of coming (going)
something or other; this and that; one thing this, another thing that; blah blah blah
drawing up (e.g. legal document, contract, will, etc.); preparing; writing; framing; making; producing
your husband; her husband
absurd; ridiculous; silly; ludicrous; nonsensical; asinine
experienced person; person who has had a particular experience
because ...; for ...; the reason being ...; as for ...; when it comes to ...; regarding ...
threat; menace; coercion; terrorism
to sleep; to die; to rest (in peace); to lie idle (e.g. of resources); to lie unused; (arch.) to close one's eyes
sleepy; drowsy; somnolent
one's father; one's old man; middle-aged (or older) man; old man; one's boss; proprietor (of a restaurant, store, etc.)
one's youth; early life; one's early days; one's early years
to tie; to bind; to bear (fruit); to close (e.g. deal); to confirm; to connect (two distant places); to close tightly
to be born; to come into the world
condition; assumption; intention; intent; premise (in logic)
boy; son; baby boy; young man
image (on a screen); picture (e.g. on a TV); video; film; reflection; image (in one's mind)