not necessarily so; is not always true; there is no guarantee that ...; there is no telling
admiration; being impressed (by)
present age; present day; contemporary; modern era; modern times; contemporary era
birth (of a person); nativity; creation; formation; one's first birthday
fashion; trend; vogue; prevalence (of a disease); epidemic
protection; defence; support; safeguarding; championship; vindication
attachment (esp. to things); love; affection; fondness
to collect; to put (it all) together; to summarize; to aggregate; to bring to a conclusion; to finalize
personal delivery; handing over in person
writing brush; paintbrush; writing with a brush; drawing with a brush; writing (composing text); the written word
progress; pace; carriage; step; stage
emphasizing (a point, argument, etc.); stressing; insistence; arguing strongly (for, against)
praise; worship; adoration; glorification
common occurrence; everyday occurrence; not an uncommon case; normal thing; everyday affair
blind acceptance; blind belief; credulity
to be thoughtful (of a gift, etc.); to be from the heart; to be made with loving care
handwriting; handwritten; hand-drawn; hand-painted
restriction; restraint; limitation; limit
to pity; to feel sympathy for; to sympathize with; to enjoy the beauty of; to appreciate; to admire
hopeless; good-for-nothing; incorrigible; foolish; preposterous; absurd
reason; significance; cause; piece of information that one has heard; I hear that ...; it is said that ...
pan; frying pan; panning (a camera)
crackling; cracking; clapping; incessantly (blinking)
clapping hands; applause; clapping one's hands in prayer (at a shrine)
to cuddle; to comfort; to rock; to soothe; to dandle; to humor
tummy; tumtum; bang-bang; pop-pop; without reservation; unreservedly
to make time; to carve out some time (to do something)
most suitable; optimum; optimal; best
final selection (in a competition, match, etc.)
to pull out; to draw out; to pick out; to take (a sample); to steal (the contents of something); to pilfer
to steal or sneak or slip into
at every opportunity; for each and every thing that crops up; with every little thing; whenever possible; whenever the chance arises; at every turn
profit; gains; benefit; advantage; grace (of God, Buddha, etc., esp. as attained through rightful actions, prayer, adherence to one's faith, etc.); blessing
to mesh (of gears, cogs, etc.); to engage with each other; to bite each other; to be on the same wavelength; to mesh
to lessen; to decrease; to diminish
suitable time; good time; propriety; moderation
slightly (of an action); (looking) small and quiet
to swing; to sway; to shake; to waver; to feel shaken; to become unstable
to break the ice; to broach a subject; to bring up a topic
restless; fidgety; in a hurry
to loiter; to putter; to prowl; to wander about; to roam about; to knock around
to overdo; to do too much
(one's) inner voice; voice of one's heart; what one really thinks
vertex; apex; top (e.g. of a mountain); summit; top (of a profession, field, etc.); summit
haunted house; spook house; haunted house (attraction); haunted attraction