to pick up; to adopt (a proposal); to take up (a topic); to take issue with; to make a problem of; to report (news); to cover
to raise; to rear; to train; to teach; to promote the growth of; to nurture
as usual; as always; as before; as ever; still
half- (sibling by a different mother); paternal
female clothing; wearing female clothing; cross dressing (for a man)
build; physique; frame; constitution
pout; displeasure; ill humor; ill humour; sullenness
extraction; abstraction; selection (from a group); sampling
formation; molding; making (up); repair (e.g. with plastic surgery); replacement; -plasty
unnatural; affected; studied; forced
damply; moistly; clammily; stickily
tremblingly; having the chills (through fear, cold, anticipation, etc.)
back; rear; background; behind the scenes
to leave (in someone's keeping); to put (in someone's care); to put (someone) in charge of; to leave (a matter) in someone's hands; to lean on; to put one's weight on
to tease; to make fun of; to ridicule; to mock; to play with (e.g. a toy); to fiddle with
to bring (someone into a place); to lead into
in any case; at any rate; anyhow; because; since; for
recklessly; thoughtlessly; pamperingly; indulgently; shoo!; heave-ho; hallo
to drop in; to go see (someone); to come to hang out
begging; pestering; pleading; coaxing
jaw; chin; barb (of a fishhook)
to crawl; to creep; to slither; to wriggle; to trail (of vines, flowers, etc.); to spread
disillusionment; disillusion; disenchantment
arrest; apprehension; capture
so much (something) as to (e.g. so moved as to cry); overwhelmed; carried away; because of too much
to emit a voice; to emit a sound; to be able to speak
(practical) experience; personal experience; hands-on experience; first-hand experience
to that degree; to that extent; that much
but I suppose; it seems; probably; I guess
pocket money; spending money; pin money; allowance
celebrity; famous person; public figure; big name
to beat to death; to club to death; to kill
to spring at; to leap upon; to swoop down on; to throw oneself upon (e.g. an enemy)
to pin down; to knock down; to push (and hold) someone down (esp. with sexual connotations)
to knock down; to knock out
intent to kill; intent to murder; urge to kill; murderous impulse
to boil; to be boiling hot; to be on a rolling boil