test; trial; probation; ordeal; tribulation
capacity; volume; capacitance
independence from parents
stuffed toy; stuffed animal; plush toy; soft toy; cuddly toy
together; at the same time; same; identical
grounds; foundation; authority; support; prop; something upon which to rely
just because; even if; even though
in some way or other; one way or another; somehow; only just; barely
to ward off; to brush away; to fling off; to drive away
machine parts; machinery; equipment
slime; sliminess; mucus; viscous liquid
to dip out; to scoop up; to ladle out
to spend time (on doing something)
unskillful; childish; immature; naive; artless; clumsy
ingredient; component; composition
training; drill; practice; practising; discipline
machine technology; mechanical technology
established theory; accepted opinion; accepted explanation
by-product; spin-off; outgrowth; side effect
unheard-of; unprecedented; unparalleled in history (unparallelled); record-breaking
teaching the basics; initiation; introduction
guess; speculation; supposition
commemorable; worth commemorating; momentous; monumental
attachment; adhesion; tenacity; fixation; obsession
substitution (for someone else); substitute; stand-in; scapegoat; sacrifice
to attract interest; to get attention to appeal
looking; viewing; (please) try (to)
(game pieces, soldiers, etc.) under one's control
measuring by feel; adjusting by feel; doing by feel; adapting to the situation (one's strength, strictness, etc.); making allowances; using discretion
being reluctant to give out (pay, provide, etc.); giving out grudgingly
enough is enough; no further!
play; sport; romp; frolic; joke; prank
involuntary nocturnal tooth grinding; bruxism; grinding one's teeth out of anger or vexation
to blow through; to blow across
esophagus; gullet; esophageal
otherwise; if not; or else
to stick into (of something with a sharp point); to prick; to pierce; to resonate emotionally; to move
to pull out; to draw out; to disconnect; to steal contents of; to pilfer (from); to pickpocket
come, come; come; come now; here you go; here; when handing something
to kick the bucket; to drop dead; to die; to be pooped; to be exhausted; to be knackered
nape of the neck; back of the neck; scruff of the neck