to be suitable; to be appropriate; to match
to look after; to take care of; to be put in charge of; to be given responsibility for; to withhold (an announcement); to reserve (judgment)
orbit; trajectory; railroad track; (right) track; proper course
single standard; single base; single-feature show
to tease; to make fun of; to ridicule; to mock; to play with (e.g. a toy); to fiddle with
of all people; a person of ...'s standing
to suffer an embarrassing defeat
high-speed; rapid; express; highway; freeway; expressway
buzz; hum; shake (with vigor); shaking
so far; up to now; hitherto; that's enough (for today); it ends here
time after time; countless times; many a time; dozens of times
to mistake (A for B); to misread
rough; wild; violent; immoderate; extravagant; reckless
to lose sight of; to miss
hedgehog (any mammal of family Erinaceidae)
lovely; cute; charming; sweet
to show up; to appear; to turn up
as one pleases; irresponsibility; free-for-all
restlessly; in continuous motion
hourly; from one minute to the next; from hour to hour; moment by moment; with each passing moment
thigh; buttocks; arse; ass
using one's arms as a pillow
to be popular (esp. with the opposite sex); to be well liked; to be pampered (spoiled, doted upon, etc.); to be welcomed
late-growing rice; late-ripening crops; late-blooming flowers; late developer (e.g. child who reaches puberty late); late bloomer
to stay within bounds; to not take (something) to extremes; to not get carried away; to not go too far
pregnancy; conception; gestation
in vitro fertilization; in vitro fertilisation; IVF
(apparently) that's what it's like, isn't it
one's father; one's old man; middle-aged (or older) man; old man; one's boss; proprietor (of a restaurant, store, etc.)
grunt; grumble; pimples; spots; cutting into small pieces; simmering
everybody; every last one of them; all
scanning (e.g. TV); traversal
without; unacceptable; not alright; unsatisfactory
to cock one's head in puzzlement; to tilt one's head in contemplation; to wrack one's brain; to think hard
to be affected; to put on airs; to act like (something one isn't); to pretend to be