toy; (person or thing treated as a) plaything
sneakily; secretly; stealthily; on the sly
to steal; to plagiarize; to steal (a technique, idea, etc.); to do stealthily; to do during scant time; to steal a base
thief; burglar; robber; theft; burglary; robbery
to carry around; to carry on one's person
to return (something); to restore; to turn over; to turn upside down; to pay back; to retaliate; to respond (with)
coolness; calmness; composure; all right; fine; OK
child from previous marriage; child of a former spouse; stepchild
second marriage; remarriage
to hate; to dislike; to loathe
scissors; shears; clippers; hole punch
speaking of; (I told you) already; come on
to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
My goodness!; Good lord!; Holy cow!
wound; injury; chip; crack; flaw; defect
since then; from that time; ever since
to begin to say; to start talking; to broach (a matter); to be the first to say; to suggest (doing); to propose
staff member; employee; worker; personnel
to be needed; to be wanted
to take; to carry (something) away; to bear
disposal; throwing away; dealing with (a problem); measure; punishment; penalty
reverse; opposite; converse (of a hypothesis, etc.); inverse (function)
determination; resolution
disliked; hated; tendency; smack (of); distinction; discrimination
home for mothers and children
to pull apart; to separate; to have a lead over; to pull ahead of; to outdistance
not necessarily so; is not always true
method; process; manner; way; means; technique
one's own child; one's own children
even so; all the same; nevertheless; yes, but ...
to give one's name (as); to introduce oneself (as); to claim to be; to call oneself; to reveal oneself (as); to admit to being
happiness; blessedness; luck; luckily; fortunately
time; season; period; phase; stage
(swimming) pool; pool (billiards); pool (together)
hallway slippers; indoor shoes
to jump in; to leap in; to plunge into; to burst in; to barge in
wire netting; wire mesh; wire screen; chain-link mesh
to climb over; to get over; to surmount; to overcome; to surpass; to overtake
air; atmosphere; mood; situation; someone with no presence; someone who doesn't stand out at all
to come out; to fall out; to fade; to discolour; to wear a hole (e.g. clothes); to leave (e.g. a meeting); to be clear
to dry (clothes, etc.); to desiccate