advice; counsel; suggestion; tip; hint
to bring back; to restore
guarantee; security; assurance; pledge; warranty
father; dad; husband; you; he
to tease; to make fun of; to poke fun at; to make a crack about; to chaff; to kid
to be in a hurry; to be impatient; to be anxious (to do); to get a fright; to panic; to get flustered
to say something is all right; to give the all-clear (e.g. to do something)
to become serious; to take something seriously (joke, teasing); to become irritated or angry (usu. at something trivial); to get worked up
ominous; sinister; unlucky; inauspicious
proud; having a prominent nose
possibly; by some possibility; perhaps
possibly; perhaps; perchance; unintentionally; accidentally
root; source; origin; foundation; basis; essence
middle-distance (races); intermediate-range (missile)
head-on; to one's face; squarely; directly; flatly (e.g. refuse)
hygienic; healthy; healthful; sanitary
elimination; erasure; clearing; elimination (of variables)
(getting) late; about time; good time (for doing something); good timing
to adopt (method, proposal, etc.); to take (measure, course of action, etc.); to pick (e.g. flowers); to gather (e.g. mushrooms); to extract (e.g. juice); to take (e.g. a sample); to assume (an attitude)
noon; midday; daytime; lunch
friendship; goodwill; friendly relations; amity
painful; heartrending; trying; oppressive; suffocating; miserable
entreaty; supplication; petition
I couldn't care less; not caring less
choice; selection; diagnosis; medical opinion; judgement; opinion
with a plunge (of something sharp into something soft); with a thrust; with a stab; sullenly; sulkily; glumly
hard fight; close game; struggle; tight contest
complete devotion (to); total commitment (to); unvarying support (for); unwavering fixation (on); rigid preoccupation (with)
degree; extent; (health) condition; state of health; adjustment; moderation; addition and subtraction
suddenly in a bad mood; in a huff; abruptly; suddenly; unexpectedly
to turn away; to face away; to ignore; to be uncooperative; to be unconciliatory
dissatisfied-looking; looking discontented