biological child; one's own child
to defend oneself; to protect oneself
to polish; to shine; to burnish; to refine (a skill, etc.); to improve; to hone
to drive in (a nail, stake, etc.); to hammer in; to hit (a ball, etc.); to drive; to fire into; to shoot into; to input (data)
ordinary person; run-of-the-mill people; John Doe; Jane Doe
severe; strict; hard (to do); difficult; intense (e.g. cold); harsh (weather)
practice sword; fake sword
difficult to ...; hard to ...
adjustment; regulation; coordination; reconciliation; tuning; fixing
comfort; ease; easy; simple; (economically) comfortable; raku pottery
amendment; correction; revision; modification; alteration; retouching
most suitable; optimum; optimal; best
to change; to alter; to transform; to reform; to revise; to amend
centre of gravity (center); centroid; barycenter; (one's) balance
control; management (e.g. of a business)
too (much); overly; excessively
honest; frank; candid; honestly; frankly
impressions; thoughts; feelings; reactions
to cut; to cut through; to sever (connections, ties); to turn off (e.g. the light); to terminate (e.g. a conversation); to hang up (the phone); to punch (a ticket)
sword; dagger; knife; bayonet
kind; sort; type; similar example; parallel; the like
to become defiant; to fight back; to turn upon; to take the offensive
fingering an object (in killing time); amusing oneself; diversion; gambling
something; some; somehow; for some reason; (so) what (are you trying to say)?; what (do you mean)?
large; large-sized; large-scale; big
toy shop; toy store; toy dealer; toy seller
practicality; utility; usefulness
nonexistent; nil; none; nothing (at all); bugger-all
to warm up to; to get interested in; to get excited by
tummy; tumtum; bang-bang; pop-pop; without reservation; unreservedly
to burn; to burn with (emotion, feeling); to be fired up
series; chain; two reams (i.e. 1000 sheets of paper); verse; stanza
flow (of a fluid or gas); stream; flow (of people, things); passage (of time); course (of events); (step-by-step) procedure; group of people who remain together after the end of an event
each (person); individually; one by one; one at a time; in turn
to be in a hurry; to be impatient; to be anxious (to do); to get a fright; to panic; to get flustered
comparatively; relatively
young; youthful; immature; green; low (number); small
at; in; at; when; by; with
appearance; emergence; advent; arrival; showing up; coming to existence
mobilization; going into action; being dispatched; being sent out; being called in; turning out