childlike mind; judgment as a child (judgement)
convulsion; cramp; spasm; tic; twitch; fit
several years; a few years
retirement; retiring (from a race, match, etc.); dropping out
transformation; variation; metamorphosis; modification; deformation; variety
union; coalescence; amalgamation; copulation; penetration
father; dad; papa; pa; pop; daddy
to have a lot on one's shoulders; to bear a lot of responsibility
stink; bad odor; bad odour; stench
stain; spot; smudge; spot (on one's skin, e.g. chloasma, liver spot); blemish; discoloration
part of the garden close to the house; nearby garden
first thing in the morning
belief; faith; conviction
that much; as much; to that extent; only that; that alone; no more than that
dissatisfied-looking; looking discontented
article; thing; object; property; real estate
roar of laughter (from multiple people); burst of laughter; uproarious laughter; laughing hard (by a single person)
sale; selling; selling point; gimmick; seller; vendor
to leave one's seat; to temporarily excuse oneself (from a meeting, etc.); to step outside; to be away (from one's desk, etc.)
railroad; railway; rail transport
white heat; incandescence; becoming excited; getting heated (e.g. of a discussion); reaching a climax
unable to resist; unable to suppress
exploitation; bleeding dry; squeezing dry; milking (e.g. a cow's teat); extracting (a liquid) through squeezing
(being in) the red; deficit; red letter; red writing; corrections (by a teacher or proofreader) written in red
faintly; weakly; dimly; fool; simpleton; dimwit
base of the throat; bottom of the neck
nape (of the neck); nucha
to tire of playing; to become tired after playing
villain; baddie; the villain's part
beast (i.e. any animal other than man); person reborn into the animal realm; brute (i.e. a contemptible human being); damn it; damn
at every opportunity; for each and every thing that crops up; with every little thing; whenever possible; whenever the chance arises; at every turn
to make an example of; to make a victim of; to hold up somebody (something) to ridicule; to pierce with a spear
measure; step; countermeasure; counterplan; countermove; strategy