child; offspring; issue; sperm; (one's) seed
to let out a cry; to break forth
bottle; jar; decanter; flagon; phial; vial
to get (a joke or explanation); to strike home; to click; to know intuitively
to serve (in a bowl, on a plate, etc.); to dish out; to pile up; to heap up; to administer (medicine, poison); to dose out; to put into (e.g. information in a report, meaning in a statement)
(apparently) that's what it's like, isn't it
to raise; to bring to (someone's attention); to appeal to (reason, emotions, etc.); to work on (one's emotions); to complain; to sue (a person)
acquisition (esp. corporate); buy-out; takeover; bribery; buying off; corruption
(practice of) simplicity and frugality; scrimping and saving
to approach; to draw near; to gather (in one place); to come together; to stop by (while on one's way to another place); to drop by; to grow old
parent; parents; dealer (in cards, mahjong, etc.); banker; founder; inventor; (pet) owner
care; looking after; trouble; bother; good offices; recommendation
cannot be helped; unavoidable; pointless; useless; hopeless (person); annoying
motive power; driving force
to stimulate; to stir up; to arouse
to look (stare) back at (somebody); to look at again; to re-examine; to prove oneself superior (to someone who had previously been condescending); to look back (behind oneself)
reckless; daredevil; frantic; foolhardy
borderline between life and death; verge of death; deadline (boundary around a prison which prisoners were not allowed to cross)
coolness; calmness; composure; all right; fine; OK
dodgy dealings; monkey business
to get (become) acquainted; to get to know; to get (become) intimate with; to become friendly with; to become friends
lending (money); finance; loan; adaptability; versatility; flexibility
bribe; secret fund; slush fund; money for bribery
middle; halfway; half (of); one half; half (e.g. done, jokingly); partly
graduation; completion (of a course); moving on (from); outgrowing (something); leaving (a group, company, etc.)
promotion; advancement; rising in rank
at that time; in those days; at that moment; then
to get to know each other; to make acquaintance
minute (unit of time); instant; moment; (meeting) minutes; record of proceedings
eccentric; crank; oddball
battlefield; battleground
unable to understand (reason, motive, etc.)
to like; to love; to be fond of
bold; audacious; impudent; unashamed; unabashed
to make use of; to lend money
eccentric; oddball; character; weirdo