to put to use; to make good use of; to exploit
ago; since; before; previous
carefully made; carefully produced; quality product; product made with care
training; drill; practice; discipline
my; one's own; personal; privately owned
choices; alternatives; options
choosing; selecting; deciding (on)
failure; mistake; blunder
conditionally; with conditions attached
and; thereupon; because of that
child; kid; (one's) child; offspring; young (animal); young woman; offshoot
circle; entirety; whole; money; dough; enclosure inside a castle's walls; soft-shelled turtle
mouse (esp. laboratory); (computer) mouse; mouth
operation; management; handling; manipulating (to one's benefit); manipulation; influencing
character; personality; (fictional) character; letter; character
female high-school student
female; woman; female sex; female lover; girlfriend; mistress
(emotional) tension; anxiety; (highness of) spirits; (good) mood; tension; tensile strength
to rise; to go up; to enter (esp. from outdoors); to come in; to enter (a school); to advance to the next grade; to get out (of water)
I'm sorry; my apologies; may I come in?; permission; leave; dismissal
boy; son; baby boy; young man
disquieting; threatening; turbulent; restless; unsettled; disturbing
information; news; intelligence; information; data contained in characters, signals, code, etc.
to snatch from; to steal from
almost; very nearly; only just; barely; just in time
to spread; to extend; to unfold; to open; to scatter about; to spread around
to throw into; to toss into
cowardly; craven; unfair; mean; sneaky
lower back; waist; hips; body (of hair, noodle, paper, etc.); resilience; spring
huh?; eh?; what?; oh; hey!; look!
to tease; to make fun of; to poke fun at; to make a crack about; to chaff; to kid
serious; not joking; straight
to like; to be pleased with; to be delighted with; to take a liking to; to suit one's fancy
hug; carrying in one's arms (a baby, pet, doll, etc.)
indifferent; half-hearted; dispirited; listless
to cuddle; to comfort; to rock; to soothe; to dandle; to humor
gesture; movement; action; acting; performance
to taper to a point; to become pointed; to become sharp; to look displeased; to look sour; to be on edge
to thrust (something) into (something); to cram; to plunge into; to charge into; to delve into (a matter); to go into depth; to press (someone) about
in that case; (might not be what was expected or hoped for but) if that's the case