putting on a brave face; put-on cheeriness; pretending one is fine; show of courage; bravado; Dutch courage
-ness; indicates assertion; come (on); come now; er; um; indicates scrutiny, critique or mistrust
wheedling child; spoiled child; pampered child; child who always demands attention
to overflow; to brim over; to flood
thinking; thought; idea; notion; intention; plan
liking very much; loving (something or someone); adoring; being very fond of
to mind (negative nuance); to care about; to worry; to pay undue (amount of) attention to (something)
please (give me); please (do for me)
what would (you) do?; what to do about it
yes; that is correct; um; errr; huh?; grrr
time; hour; occasion; case; chance; opportunity
something new (of poor quality)
if; when; when it comes to ...; as for ...; why don't you ...; why not ...
meaning; significance; sense
to be absent; to take a day off; to rest; to have a break; to go to bed; to (lie down to) sleep
what!; oh; what the heck; what the; damn
absurd; unreasonable; extreme; senseless; disorderly; chaotic
misunderstanding; mistaken idea; wrong guess
consultation; discussion; discussing; asking (someone) for advice
indicates reason or excuse; indicates dissatisfaction; indicates desire to be pampered or indulged
natural; right; proper; naturally; as a matter of course; rightly
which way; which direction; which one (esp. of two alternatives); who
one person; being alone; being by oneself; being single; being unmarried; by oneself
question (e.g. on a test); problem; problem (e.g. societal, political); question; question (i.e. doubt); public discussion
burden; load; responsibility; bearing (a cost, responsibility, etc.); shouldering
big; large; loud; extensive; spacious; important
woman; female; feminine gender
number one; first; best; most; game; round
important; significant; precious; valuable; careful
dad; daddy; papa; sugar daddy
life; life force; lifetime; lifespan; most important thing; foundation
girl; daughter; baby girl; young woman
child; kid; (one's) child; offspring; young woman; young (animal); offshoot
all out; like hell; like crazy; desperately; (lit.) expecting to die
to take good care of; to treasure; to value; to hold dear; to prize; to cherish
oh!; good heavens!; ugh!; oh no!; ah!; the penny drops!
surely; undoubtedly; sternly; severely; having no slack; rigid
to save up; to stockpile; to stash away; to hoard; to amass; to salt away
huh?; eh?; what?; oh; hey!; look!
travel; trip; journey; excursion; tour
business; task; use; purpose; for the use of ...; used for ...
flat-iron; soldering iron; crimper; curling tongs; trowel
where; what place; how much (long, far); what extent
remind me; I forget; was it?; was that what happened?
to be late; to be delayed; to fall behind (in a race, one's studies, etc.); to lag behind; to be bereaved of; to be preceded by (someone) in death
to wait; to await; to look forward to; to depend on; to need