to knock down;  to beat up (till unable to stand)
 note left by a dead person;  suicide note;  testamentary letter;  posthumous work
 whole life;  a lifetime;  all through life;  (the only, the greatest, etc.) of one's life
 to torment;  to pain;  to inflict (physical) pain;  to harass;  to cause (emotional) pain;  to afflict
 time;  season;  period;  phase;  stage
 for the first time;  only after ... is it ...;  only when ... do you ...;  first time;  (one's) first
 to erase;  to delete;  to turn off (power);  to switch off;  to extinguish;  to put out
 mental;  spiritual;  emotional
 instability;  insecurity;  crankiness
 reality;  actuality;  actual conditions;  ultimate reality;  absolute truth
 child rearing;  child raising;  raising children;  parenting
 nervous;  highly strung;  sensitive;  fussy;  worried about petty things
 outbreak of an illness;  onset of an illness;  appearance of symptoms
 patient's condition;  pathology
 gradually (progress into a state);  in sequence;  in order;  in turn
 betterment;  improvement;  kaizen (Japanese business philosophy of continuous improvement)
 quarrel;  argument;  row;  (verbal) dispute
 to die out;  to peter out;  to become extinct;  to cease;  to be stopped;  to be discontinued
 before very long;  soon;  someday;  of the previously mentioned;  of that number;  among them
 to be called ...;  to be referred to as ...
 to cover;  to hide;  to conceal;  to wrap;  to disguise
 but (still);  and yet;  nevertheless;  even so;  notwithstanding
 memories;  recollections;  reminiscence
 to get on (train, plane, bus, ship, etc.);  to get in;  to get on (e.g. a footstool);  to step on;  to reach;  to go over;  to follow
 family vacation;  family trip
 to roll around laughing;  to fold up;  to hold one's sides with laughter
 to laugh;  to smile;  to sneer;  to ridicule;  to be dumbfounded;  to be flabbergasted
 to joke;  to jest;  to make fun of;  to laugh at;  to romp;  to gambol
 papa;  dad;  daddy;  sugar daddy
 programme;  program;  plans;  arrangements
 to complain;  to make a complaint
 isolated;  standing alone;  falling in drops (e.g. rain);  saying a single word;  muttering just a few words
 such ... as;  or some such
 verdant;  fresh and green;  bright green;  lush
 to stare at;  to gaze at;  to look hard at;  to watch intently;  to fix one's eyes on
 to drop;  to lose;  to clean off (dirt, makeup, paint, etc.);  to remove (e.g. stains or facial hair);  to lose (a match);  to reject (an applicant);  to lower (e.g. shoulders or voice)
 to be caught;  to be captured;  to be taken prisoner;  to be seized with (fear, etc.);  to be a slave to;  to stick to
 advance warning;  previous notice;  announcement;  herald;  harbinger;  forerunner
 to hold a child in one's arms;  to embrace a child;  to provide for a child (children)
 to jump in;  to leap in;  to plunge into;  to burst in;  to barge in
 what's the best thing to do?;  what to do?
 to fall down;  to drop;  to be omitted;  to be missing;  to decrease;  to sink;  to fail (e.g. exam or class)
 this way (of doing);  this method;  this sort (of thing);  this type
 to sink (e.g. a ship);  to submerge;  to lower (e.g. one's body into a chair);  to floor (an opponent)