seed (e.g. of a plant); pip; progeny; offspring; paternal blood; lineage; sperm
reserve; constraint; declining; refraining; forethought; foresight
comparatively; relatively; fairly; rather; pretty; unexpectedly
awkward (movements, speech, etc.); jerky; stiff; strained (relations); sour
truth; reality; sincerity; honesty; content; substance
to prove successful; to take hold; to amount to something
to give birth; to bear (child); to lay (eggs); to produce; to yield; to give rise to
to be lost (e.g. luggage); to be missing; to be used up; to be run out; to disappear (e.g. pain); to be lost (e.g. a dream, confidence)
branch (of a river); tributary; branch; offshoot; something not mainstream
claim; insistence; assertion; advocacy; emphasis; contention
to intrude; to butt in; to meddle; to be forward; to be self-assertive; to show off
live coals (for firelighting); cause (of disturbance, conflict, etc.); trigger
stopgap; makeshift; temporary measure
plan B; alternative plan; workaround
temporary; transitory; short-lived
maintaining the status quo
trouble; difficulties; dispute; confusion; disorder; mess
certain; some kind of; some sort of; of sorts
love triangle; eternal triangle
composition (of painting); structural outline; compositional arrangement
to build up; to complete; to construct; to make up; to fabricate; to invent
makeshift; stopgap; temporary expedient; temporary solution; band-aid
sure; certain; reliable; trustworthy; If I'm not mistaken; If I remember correctly
plan; measure; means; scheme; policy
to feel around for; to fumble for; to investigate; to probe into; to explore (parts unknown); to enjoy (natural beauty)
gaining time; stalling for time; time-buying
welcome; (warm) reception
degree (angle, temperature, scale, etc.); counter for occurrences; strength (of glasses); glasses prescription; alcohol content (percentage); alcohol by volume; extent
to rise; to go up; to enter (esp. from outdoors); to come in; to enter (a school); to advance to the next grade; to get out (of water)
goal; target; aim; mark; sign; landmark
just because; even if; even though
doubt; question; suspicion; dubiousness
before oneself; in front of one; a bit before reaching (a location); this side (of a location); one's standpoint; one's appearance; skill
to distance oneself (from); to keep (something or someone) at a distance; to maintain a distance (from)
what the?; what's that?; what are you doing?; what's going on?
to look at from the outside; to view from an outsider's perspective; to be seen from the point of view of an onlooker
(not) ever; (not) by any means; (not) in the least; (not) in any way; (not) at all
doubt; suspicion; misgivings; scruples
to follow (someone) around; to cling (to); to dog; to hound; to harry; to pursue
if one is unlucky; if one is careless; if things don't go well
long (time); protracted; prolonged
to make light of; to ignore; to slight
opinion; view; comment; scolding; reprimand; rebuke