pinky swear; pinky promise; making a pledge by hooking each other's little fingers
wet wipes; moist towelette; baby wipes; wet tissue
siblings; brothers and sisters
paper (in rock-paper-scissors); disappearing completely; coming to nought; becoming worthless
diaphragmatic breathing; abdominal breathing
going bye-byes; going beddy-byes; baby; childish person (esp. a young woman)
pompom; pompon; pom-pom; pom-pon
porcupinefish (Diodon holacanthus); balloonfish
convulsion; cramp; spasm; tic; twitch; fit
dullard; indecisive person
having a crush on someone; flushing
to slouch; to stoop; to bend forward; to lean forward
secret; private; surreptitious
taking one's children along (to an event, into a new marriage, etc.); parent with child
to take a nap; to catch forty winks; to catch some Z's
to be refined (character, manners); to be classy; to be polished
to starve; to be famished; to be hungry; to be starved of (e.g. love); to be thirsty for (e.g. knowledge); to be hungry for
rakugo; traditional Japanese comic storytelling; comic story (told by a professional storyteller)
pulse; pulse rate; pulsation; stroke of pulse
hooray; yay; whee; yowzer; whoopee; yes
gorgeous; sumptuous; extravagant; luxurious
ray of hope; glimmer of hope
pitch dark; total darkness
moral support; emotional support; spiritual support
cannot do without something; indispensable; absolutely necessary; have to do
brocade; fine dress; fine clothes
taking no notice; ignoring; not even looking at
nursery school; day nursery; preschool
exploitation; bleeding dry; squeezing dry; milking (e.g. a cow's teat); extracting (a liquid) through squeezing
congestion (e.g. traffic); delay; stagnation
to become attached (to); to take (to); to become affectionate (with); to be tamed
recently; lately; these days
to call for somebody; to come for someone; to pick someone up