or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
parental authority; parental rights; custody
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
-ness; indicates assertion; come (on); come now; er; um; indicates scrutiny, critique or mistrust
to reach the point where ...; to come to ...; to come to be that ...; to start to ...; to begin to ...
hah (derisively); pooh; pfft (of something disappearing); poof; huff; puff
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
unskilled; clumsy; lousy; poor; awkward; shitty
picture; drawing; painting; image (TV, film, etc.); picture; footage
in this way; like this; this (much); so; uh; er
to teach; to instruct; to tell; to inform; to preach
young bird; chick; fledgling; greenhorn; fledgeling; novice
growth; development; growing up; growth (of a company, the economy, etc.)
record; document; minutes; record (e.g. in sports); setting (a record); recording (a record high, etc.)
by no means; never!; certainly (not); surely (not); something unexpected; emergency
father; dad; husband; you (of an elderly person older than the speaker); he
hand; arm; forepaw; foreleg; handle; hand; worker
to raise; to rear; to train; to teach; to promote the growth of; to nurture
honest; frank; candid; honestly; frankly
to lose one's way; to get lost; to waver; to hesitate; to be captivated (by); to be infatuated (with)
to be worried; to be troubled
to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding
bad; poor; poor (quality); inferior; evil; sinful; ugly
but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...
something; some; somehow; for some reason; (so) what (are you trying to say)?; what (do you mean)?
reason; cause; meaning; sense; (good) sense; reason
to understand; to comprehend; to become clear; to be known; I know!; I think so too!
abandonment; renouncement; renunciation; resignation; abdication; surrender
very; considerably; by no means; not readily; middle; half-way point
to take back; to get back; to regain; to recover; to restore; to recoup
(apparently) that's what it's like, isn't it; that sort of (thing mentioned immediately prior)
negotiations; bargaining; discussions; connection; relationship; relations
proxy; agent; substitute; deputy; alternate; representative
settlement; solution; resolution
killing two birds with one stone
to live (on, by, etc.); to lead a life; to make a living; to earn a livelihood; to spend one's time (doing); to pass one's days (doing)
one person; being alone; being by oneself; being single; being unmarried; by oneself
declining; refusal; rejection; announcement; notice
event; affair; incident; case; plot; trouble
speciality; specialty; special subject of study; sole interest; single focus; concentrating exclusively on
generally; on the whole; general; rough; outline; main points
to be dispelled (of doubts, ill feeling, etc.); to disappear; to be put behind one; to burst (of a boil, abscess, etc.)
pillbug; pill bug; woodlouse; sowbug; sow bug; slater
to adhere to; to stick to; to keep close to; to go along with; to get involved with; to be thick with
absolutely; definitely; absolute; unconditional; absoluteness
hmm; well ...; humph; roughly; harshly; violently