body; torso; trunk; build; physique; health
high-spec; highly competitive (on the dating scene, e.g. by having a high income, being good-looking); ticking all the boxes
monetary; financial; pecuniary
social; societal; societary
child rearing; child raising; raising children; parenting
to read a large number (of); to read widely; to read everything that one can lay one's hands on (usu. of specific type, genre)
sweet-smelling; fragrant; aromatic; good (reputation, condition, results, etc.); favorable
care; looking after; trouble; bother; good offices; recommendation
nursemaid; nanny; babysitter; child-minding; babysitting
to stick to; to cling to; to adhere to; to become intimate (of a man and woman); to get close; to get married
to be wrought up; to be on edge; to get irritated; to get excited (about); to be unsettled
root (of a plant); root (of a tooth, hair, etc.); center (of a pimple, etc.); root (of all evil, etc.); source; one's true nature
black lustre; black luster
toy; (person or thing treated as a) plaything
illegal; illicit; unlawful
nursery school teacher; childcare worker
to throw down; to throw out; to abandon; to resign; to give freely; to give generously
halfway; half measures; unfinished; incomplete; by halves; half-baked
cannot avoid doing; cannot help but (do); is compelled to do; (feel) obliged to (do); has to do
to come loose; to come untied; to come undone; to loosen up (e.g. tension)
rough (behaviour, temperament, etc.); wild; rude; violent
to slam into; to crash into; to run into; to face (trouble, difficulties, etc.); to confront
to rush on; to attack; to swoop down on
shredded kombu; Kjellmaniella gyrata (species of kelp)
fighting stance; fighting pose
sniff; sniff-sniff (esp. an animal); whining; whimpering
cart-horse; work-horse; doing something wholeheartedly; doing with one's undivided attention
inside (a refrigerator, warehouse, etc.)
a lot; to a very great extent; absolutely
way of murdering; killing method; way of using a sword
soda pop (esp. fruit-flavored); pop; (fizzy) lemonade; sweet carbonated drink
as a test; as an experiment; by way of experiment; by way of trial; tentatively
at full speed; as fast as one's legs can carry one
poisonous ingredient; poisonous nature; toxicity; malice; spite; ill will
pawn (chess piece); boing; sproing (e.g. sound of releasing a spring); flipping through the air; tossing
to nod one's head; to nod yes; to agree