pipe; tube; (tobacco) pipe; cigarette holder; go-between; intermediary
to put together; to gather; to collect; to scrape together
red string of fate; in Chinese-Japanese folklore, fated lovers were said to be joined by an unseen red string, tied around one little finger of each
to cut out; to clip from; to extract
pillage; plunder; looting; robbery
tag; label; game of tag; tag-team match; working together as a team
to go; to move (towards); to move through; to travel across; to go (well, badly, etc.); to proceed; to do (in a particular way)
to laugh; to smile; to sneer; to ridicule; to be dumbfounded; to be flabbergasted
to go unpunished; to be tolerated; to be allowed; to be overlooked
when kids get in a fight, their parents come to their aid; yelping curs will raise mastiffs
affection (esp. parental); love; fondness
prickling; stinging; biting; tale-telling; tattling
to make snide remarks; to put into bad mood
as you (they, etc.) say; as you suggest; I absolutely agree
being independent; becoming independent; standing on one's own feet (without the use of crutches, etc.)
rival; opponent; revenge; (arch.) spouse
unexpressed; unspoken; implied; implicit
to the very end; to the bitter end; to the last; to the hilt; thoroughly
soft skin (esp. of a woman)
to succeed; to relieve; to take the place of; to substitute for; to be exchanged; to change (places with)
lattice; latticework; lattice door; check(ed) pattern; plaid
wobbling; tottering; wavering (e.g. over a decision); dithering; boiling up; dizzily
navel; belly button; protrusion or depression in the middle of an object; center; centre
smoothly; with a slipping or sliding motion
dispute; controversy; debate; argument; taking issue
to replace; to convert; to exchange; to interchange; to substitute (person, staff member, player, etc.)
child rearing; child raising; raising children; parenting
wet nurse; nursing mother
pulsation; pulsatory motion
complexion; colour; color; blood red
slightly (blushing); suddenly (getting bright, flaring up, flashing on, etc.); suddenly (appearing, coming out, etc.); distractedly; absentmindedly
to go back to square one; to make a fresh start; to be back where one started
(in) dire straits; (in a) serious bind; (in a) big pinch
like this; in this way; as you see
playing dead; feigning death; playing possum
several minutes; a few minutes
curiosity-seeking; bizarre (crime, etc.); grotesque; abnormal