cotton plant (Gossypium spp.); batting; wadding; padding
lightly (floating, drifting, etc.); buoyantly; soft; fluffy; unsteadily; flightily
wonder; admiration; being struck with admiration
(giving) birth; childbirth; delivery; confinement
resembling closely; being strikingly similar; bearing a strong likeness
assertion; declaration; affirmation
to fit into (a box, frame, category, etc.); to be contained within; to settle down (into); to be installed (in one's rightful place); to settle into (one's position); to take up (a post)
older sister and younger brother
to finish off; to ensure (something) is dead; to put an end to; to deliver the final blow; to be the best for A
pointing out; identification
irritating; troublesome; gloomy (e.g. mood); depressing; heavy (weather); cloudy
birth; giving birth; creating; bringing into the world
wholly (due to); entirely; solely; earnestly; intently; sincerely
firstborn; first child; eldest child
to have; to possess; to own; to be endowed with
dispute; argument; contention
baby girl; primary schoolgirl
advantages and disadvantages; interests (of parties)
interior; inside; internal
one large ...; a great ...
influence; power; might; strength; potency; force
design (on a banner); emblem (on a flag); insignia; banner (e.g. of democracy); slogan; cause
dramatic (improvement); remarkable (difference); marked; (far) better; exceptional
injury; harm; evil influence; damage
equally (talented, etc.); evenly; neck and neck; nip and tuck
hiss (esp. cat); sizzle; whoosh
still; as yet; (not) yet; more; (more) still; at least
pair; couple; antithesis; counter for items that come in pairs; counter for sets (of clothes, small furniture, utensils, etc.)
to stay on; to remain; to hold out; to stop (doing); to give up
to hold out (e.g. against an attack); to hang on; to withstand; to endure; to last
explanation; interpretation
rose-colour; rose-color; bright (e.g. life, future, prospects); cheerful; rosy
glittering; sparkling; glistening; twinkling
to bear; to stand; to endure; to put up with
defeat; loss; reverse; setback
to hit; to beat; to shout at; to yell at
one's own child; one's own children
self-satisfied look; triumphant expression
repeatedly; over and over again; fully (e.g. understand); very much; very well