confluence (of rivers); flowing together; joining; joining (of people, groups, parties, etc.); union; linking up
joint struggle; common (united) front
to come together; to join; to merge; to get married; to become a married couple
to give birth; to bear (child); to lay (eggs); to produce; to yield; to give rise to
establishment; creation; posing (a problem); options setting; preference settings; configuration
fantastic; grotesque; strange-looking; suspicious-looking
goblin; apparition; monster; ghost; phantom; spectre
child rearing; child raising; raising children; parenting
imagination; supposition; guess
instant; moment; for an instant
to break (into pieces); to smash; to shatter (someone's hopes, confidence, etc.); to crush; to simplify; to make easy to understand
fragment; broken piece; splinter; chip; shard
to try (out); to have a try (at); to test; to put to the test
to have a go; to try and do (something); to take a chance with something
sure to ...; certain to ...; bound to ...; it's natural that ...; it's obvious that ...
to turn away (one's eyes, face, etc.); to avert; to displease; to annoy; to miss (the target, ball, etc.)
attempting to conceive; trying to have children
self-confidence; confidence (in oneself)
to get tired of; to tire of; to lose interest in; to be satisfied; to be sated; to be satiated
to deal with (a person); to treat; to deal with (a problem); to handle; to operate (e.g. a machine); to handle; to deal in
before very long; soon; someday; of the previously mentioned; of that number; among them
radiant smile; contented smile
kindergartener; preschooler
stuffed toy; stuffed animal; plush toy; soft toy; cuddly toy
out (of a ball; in tennis, etc.); outside the line; out; putout; outer; external; exit
very serious matter; matter of very grave concern; momentous event
method; way; manner; process; procedure; means
it cannot be that ...; it is highly unlikely that ...; it is impossible that ...
personality; character; individuality; personhood
brothers and sisters; siblings
great difference; big difference; wide margin
place; position; location; position; standing; status
trend; tendency; movement; attitude
to cock one's head in puzzlement; to tilt one's head in contemplation; to wrack one's brain; to think hard
far; distant; distant (past); remote (in time); distant (relationship or kinship); having little to do (with someone); far (from something else in quality, degree, etc.)
enough; sufficient; plenty; sufficiently; fully; thoroughly
arrangement; preparations; search (by police)