love of; affection for; enthusiast for; being attractive to; being liked by
being extremely fond of; having a weakness for; having no eye for; being a poor judge of; having no chance (of succeeding)
harmless; innocuous; safe; benign
there's no other way; there are no other options; there are no alternative means
curiosity of fear; urge to look at something frightening; wanting to take a peek at something unpleasant
to sum up; to summarize; to summarise
halting (speech); faltering; stammering
funeral service; memorial service; farewell ceremony (e.g. for a retiree)
to rank with; to rank among
teething fever; developmental fever; fever that brings with it an intellectual or psycho-developmental growth spurt
to diffuse; to spread throughout; to prevail; to become widespread; to reach everyone
to split finely; to splinter; to get frayed; to become irritable
to check someone's temperature
new arrivals; new acquisitions
cannot be avoided (of a problem, etc.); unavoidable; inevitable
to thank; to apologize; to apologise; to say farewell; to retreat; to refuse
scale; bathroom scale; weighing machine
to begin slipping or sliding; to make a start upon
attentive; scrupulous; tactful; tasteful; smart
admission ticket; entrance ticket; platform ticket; ticket allowing a non-traveller access to a railway station platform
good old; good old-fashioned
to tower over the surroundings
plump; with a thud; heavily
perfectly in sync; in step (dancing); on the same wavelength
having a medical examination; seeing a doctor
to mend; to patch up; to fix (hair, clothes, appearance, etc.); to adjust; to keep up appearances; to cover up (e.g. a mistake)