childbirth; (giving) birth; delivery; production (of goods)
to come; to go; to be (somewhere); to be (doing)
dealing with (people, customers, complaints, etc.); receiving (callers, visitors, etc.); attending to; handling; serving
interruption; suspension; break
misunderstanding; mistaken idea; wrong guess
complication; intricacy; involution; to become complicated; to get entangled
disorder; chaos; confusion; mayhem
readiness; preparedness; resolution; resignation
test; trial; probation; ordeal; tribulation
to tell; to inform; to announce; to indicate; to signal; to mark
hard; solid; stiff; tight; strong; firm (not viscous or easily moved); safe
to joke; to jest; to make fun of; to laugh at; to romp; to gambol
to grow; to grow up; to be good at; to excel in
deliberately; carefully; thoroughly; without rushing
story; tale; talk; discussion
creepy (feeling); uneasy (feeling); bad (feeling); giving one the creeps; hideous; scaring
confections; sweets; candy; cake
your home; your family; their home; (my) home
when one was a very young child; very early in one's life
somehow; somewhat; seemingly
to resemble; to look like; to be like; to be alike; to be similar; to take after
cookie; biscuit; cookie (browser-related file sent from a WWW server)
in the meanwhile; during the time
living; lifestyle; living room
inquiry; enquiry; investigation; (police) interview; questioning (e.g. witness, suspect); hearing
equal; identical; the same; no different (to); just like; equivalent
to get information out of a person; to begin listening
to bear a grudge against; to resent; to blame; to curse; to feel bitter towards
resentment; grudge; malice; matter for regret; regret
complete change; about-face
science fiction; sci-fi; SF
development; evolution; expansion; spreading out; expansion (of an algebraic expression); development (of a three-dimensional shape)
memory; sense; experience
to try and do something; to attempt to do something
how can (one) do something
strangeness; abnormality; disorder
situation; (present) state of affairs; circumstances
rational; reasonable; logical
wow!; oh!; yeah!; alright!; waah!; boohoo!
first of all; at once; right away; for now; for the time being
person; character; one's character; one's personality; able person; talented person
to defend oneself; to protect oneself