astringent; bitter; austere; elegant (and unobtrusive); sour (look); glum
duty; responsibility (incl. supervision of staff); liability; onus
contents; content; substance; matter; detail; import
childcare; child-rearing; nursing; upbringing
abandonment; renouncement; renunciation; resignation; abdication; surrender
what kind of; what sort of; what; no matter what (kind of); whatever; any
cover (e.g. for illegal activity); front; Dendropanax trifidus (species of flowering plant); straw raincoat that makes one invisible
detailed; full; minute; knowing very well; knowledgeable (about); well-acquainted (with)
to lay (something) face down; to place upside down; to point downwards (one's eyes, head, etc.); to cast down (one's eyes); to lay (oneself) face down; to lie face down; to conceal
joint; knuckle; tune; melody; node (of a plant stem); joint
to disclose; to divulge; to expose; to open (a grave); to dig out
teasing; banter; ribbing; jest; making fun (of); poking fun (at)
to speak; to say; to vocalize
what; so-and-so; such and such; what?; wait; well, well
to pin down; to knock down; to push (and hold) someone down (esp. with sexual connotations)
rather; better; instead; if anything
direction; way; side (of an argument, etc.); one's part; type; category; field (of study, etc.)
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
double take (esp. out of surprise)
unclean; dirty; unsanitary; indecent; dirty (story, money, etc.); obscene
something like ...; something called ...
men and women; man and woman; both sexes; both genders
-ical; -ive; -like; -ish; (something) like; along the lines of
subtleties; niceties; fine points; subtle; sensitive
revival (of an old system, custom, fashion, etc.); restoration; return; resurrection; rebirth
loudly (wailing, making a noise, etc.)
to make a great fuss; to raise a hue and cry; to make an uproar; to clamour
background; scenery; background (of an incident, situation, etc.); circumstances; backing; support (from behind the scenes)
to mind (negative nuance); to care about; to worry; to pay undue (amount of) attention to (something)
having in mind; happening to know (of); idea (of); inkling
approximately; about; to (about) the extent that; (almost) enough that; as ... as ...; like
handle; steering wheel; handlebar; handlebars; handle; screen name
to hold a thing in one's arms; to carry in one's arms; to embrace (e.g. a baby); to take upon oneself; to be saddled with
retention; maintenance; preservation
as many as one likes; as much as one likes; great many; plenty; almost (none); (not) much
drumming (noise); beating; rapidly; quickly; continuously; one after the other
to chip; to nick; to break; to lack
sticking; clinging; with a smack (e.g. sitting down); hard; all over; thickly
sudden; abrupt; urgent; pressing; steep; sharp; rapid
to fling; to toss; to throw; to abandon; to leave behind
to become thin; to lose weight; to slim; to become impoverished (of soil); to become sterile; to become infertile
young; youthful; immature; green; low (number); small
to be at a loss; to be puzzled
follow; following (on social media, esp. Twitter); follow-up; following up; backing-up; covering for; follow-up shot