temporary; provisional; interim; special; extraordinary; extra
legal guardians' association; parents' association (at a school); parent-teacher's meeting
to poke one's nose into another's affairs; to have a hand in; to take a (deep) interest in; to poke one's head (into a room)
to be in the firing line; to bear the brunt of (an attack, criticism, etc.); to face (e.g. questioning)
adopted daughter; foster daughter
care; looking after; trouble; bother; good offices; recommendation
apartment building; apartment block; apartment house; apartment
another's parent; another's parents
to dodge (e.g. a question); to evade; to sidestep; to give (someone) the slip
to slip out; to steal out; to excel; to stand out
first and last (time, chance, etc.); (the) only
some; any; in any way; of some kind; of some sort
as soon as possible; as quickly as possible; speedily; without delay; ASAP
to throw away; to cast away; to abandon; to desert; to give up; to resign
regarding; in; to; towards; with regards to
sympathy; compassion; pity
to; for; from the standpoint of; as far as ... is concerned
a matter of course; what is to be expected; par for the course
insult; affront; slight; contempt (e.g. of court)
to soften; to moderate; to relieve
to starve; to be famished; to be hungry; to be starved of (e.g. love); to be thirsty for (e.g. knowledge); to be hungry for
lack of self-reliance; depending on others
permission; allowance; acceptance; tolerance; pardon
to come into contact with; to touch (each other); to have a brush with
dramatic; exciting; touching; extreme
meeting; rendezvous; encounter; confluence
in drops; dripping; gently (sloping); sluggishly; endlessly; leisurely
of all (things, people, places, days, etc.)
kindness; favor; favour; goodwill; affection; liking (for someone)
to refuse; to reject; to decline; to prevent (from doing); to deny (e.g. access); to block
to take offense; to take offence; to get angry; to lose one's temper
to gulp down; to swallow deeply; to understand; to take in; to engulf; to swallow up
discourtesy; impoliteness; excuse me; goodbye; to leave; to be rude
wind; breeze; manner; behaviour; cold; influenza
to duck one's head; to pull in one's head; to duck down; to shrug one's shoulders
below; down; bottom; beneath; underneath; just after; right after