young child; toddler; child over 1 but not yet of school age
strict; severe; stern; rigid; rigorous; tough
to tear off; to peel off; to rip off; to strip of (clothes, rank, etc.); to deprive of; to divest of
sticky; thickly (e.g. painted); heavily (applied); all over (pasting, stamping, etc.); clinging (e.g. of a person); following around
wheedling child; spoiled child (spoilt); pampered child; child who always demands attention
close adhesion; sticking firmly to; relating closely to; having relevance to; contact printing
provocative; incendiary; inflammatory; suggestive; lascivious; risqué
prank; practical joke; horseplay; mischievous trick
to rebuke; to scold harshly
to stop up; to close up; to stand in the way; to obstruct; to occupy; to fill up
to squash; to crush; to flatten
uncertainty; transiency; impermanence; mutability
figure; body shape; build; physique; form
comparatively; relatively; unexpectedly; unusually; considering; for one's ...
smooth (skin, etc.); sleek; velvety; silky
pressing; stamping; press (machine); the press; news media; military press (weight lifting)
field of flowers; flower garden; flower bed
underpants; pants; briefs; trousers (esp. women's); jodhpurs; breeches
sense of impending crisis; sense of danger
being in love with each other
(mumbling) incomprehensibly; while mumbling; mutteringly; murmuringly
to listen carefully; to strain one's ears
to catch (someone's words); to make out; to follow; to ask about (a situation, circumstances, etc.); to inquire
to drink; to gulp; to smoke (tobacco); to engulf; to overwhelm; to keep down; to suppress
slight bow (as a greeting or sign of gratitude); nod; salutation; consideration; thoughtfulness
to reach the point that; to come to be that; to turn into
thank you for waiting; sorry to have kept you waiting
being painfully-true (e.g. reprimand); making one's ears burn; striking home (e.g. remark); having an earache; feeling pain in one's ear
partition; division; separation; segmenting; splitting
alternately; by turns; one after the other
to connect; to tie; to fasten; to transfer (phone call)
one's possessions; ownership
male instincts; male frivolity
in that case; (might not be what was expected or hoped for but) if that's the case
emotion; feeling; atmosphere; mood; spirit