I'm told; is what I heard; is how it is, apparently; is what they said
irritating; annoying; tedious (work, person, etc.); boring; depressing; dark (e.g. story)
vitality; energy; dynamism
participation; joining; entry; adherence
baby carriage; perambulator; pram
young girl; lass; adolescent female
babies' wear; baby clothes
elderly woman; senior lady-in-waiting
staringly; scrutinizing; scrutinising
tummy; tumtum; bang-bang; pop-pop; without reservation; unreservedly
substance; real form; main part; main unit; this machine; this appliance; object of worship (at a shrine, temple, etc.)
with all due respect; if I may make bold to ask
moist rice cracker; rice cracker covered in a soy-based sauce
extremely; in the extreme; knows no bounds (e.g. rudeness); boundless (e.g. universe, ocean); limitless
disagreeableness; unpleasantness; nastiness; cutting remark; disagreeable remark; snide comment
to move; to shift; to inspire; to rouse; to change; to alter; to operate
judging; inspection; examination; investigation; review
in the future; another day; later
principle; aim; purport; gist; instructions; orders
parched; dried-up; empty; hollow; rattling; clattering
to advance on; to close in; to march on; to descend on (the enemy); to move towards; to surge forward (crowd, wave of nostalgia, wave, etc.)
to lean against; to lean on; to recline on; to lie heavy (on the stomach); to be uneasily digested
limply; wearily; listlessly; languidly; exhaustedly; unenergetically
ordinary; sensible; commonplace
board; plank; sheet (of metal); plate (of glass); cutting board; chopping board
no wonder; little wonder; after all; as expected; which isn't surprising
side of a geometric shape (e.g. triangle or rectangle)
front part; frontage; facade; initial pledge (e.g. election); opening slogan
postbox; mailbox; post; position; post (e.g. goalpost); post- (e.g. post-Cold War)
to insert; to put in; to have a griping pain; to flow in; to shine in
peephole; spyhole; inspection hole; observation window