dubious; puzzled; suspicious
push; pushing; weight; pressure; authority; forcefulness
such; like that; that sort of; very
assimilation; absorption; adaptation; assimilation; anabolism; assimilation (phonology)
another meeting; meeting again; reunion
state; state of affairs; appearance; look; sign; indication
calmness; composure; coolness; serenity; presence of mind
parenthood; parent or someone with children on the way (esp. an expecting mother); (of a fish) containing roe (eggs)
interaction with one's neighbors; relationship with one's neighbors (neighbours)
to take good care of; to treasure; to value; to hold dear; to prize; to cherish
to be kind to; to treat kindly
soft; tender; gentle; mild; informal; light
real feeling; actual feeling; to actually feel; to have a real feeling (that ...); to experience personally
gradually; steadily; slowly; little by little; step by step; by degrees
to get strong; to gain strength
indifferent; unconcerned; nonchalant; unmindful; inattentive; careless
hegemony; leadership; initiative
to clasp; to grasp; to hold (the answer); to have (e.g. the solution); to seize (power); to hold (the reins)
rather; better; instead; if anything
participation; joining; entry; adherence
expected date of confinement; expected delivery date (of a baby)
to change; to alter; to reform; to correct; to examine; to check
cheers; bottoms-up; toast; drink (in celebration or in honor of something); drinking one's glass dry
to become familiar with; to fit in; to adapt oneself; to get used to; to grow accustomed to
type; kind; type (of person); (ideal) type; typewriter; typing
your home; your family; their home; (my) home
overnight stay; stopover; inn; hotel; anchorage; night duty
drinking party; get-together
dropping in on the way; stopping off at; making a side trip; going the long way round; making a detour
outside of; not covered by
this area; around here; this point; this much; this extent
circumstances; conditions; situation; reasons; state of affairs
snow shoveling (shovelling); snow clearing; snow removal; snow shovel; snow plow; snow plough
sleeping in late; oversleeping; late riser; sleepyhead
to breathe out; to breathe; to tell (a lie); to use (foul language); to vomit; to throw up
noon; midday; daytime; lunch
through; non-stop; direct; going straight to
hit it off with (a person); find a kindred spirit in (a person); sympathy; mutual understanding
unexpectedly; unusually; considering all that
bad (taste); unpalatable; poor; unskillful; ugly; unattractive
to deceive; to falsify; to dodge; to beg the question (issue, difficulties); to varnish over; to gloss over