meek; gentle; modest; praiseworthy; admirable
on good terms with; on cordial terms with; getting along well with; to make friends with; to be good friends with; to get along with
discipline; training; teaching manners
interference; meddling; butting in
order; command; directions; instructions
true feelings; real intention; one's heart; one's right mind; one's senses; one's conscience
always; constantly; frequently; often; nonstop
to coil about; to follow about; to surround; to cling to
user; consumer; master (e.g. of swordsmanship); prodigal; spendthrift
defense; defence; guard; policing; security
to be away from home; to be out of the house
to love; to cherish; to show favouritism to; to be partial to; to fondle; to caress
to get complicated; to grow worse; to turn sour
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it,...; I mean
to machine; to cut; to scrape
straight-laced person; stubborn person
to push on; to plunge forward; to push one's way to
hair on the back of one's head
to get information out of a person; to begin listening
subtle; delicate; difficult; complex; doubtful; questionable
one's own child; one's own children
decrease; reduction; decline
love; love-making; passion; emotion; affections
to stir; to churn; to rummage around; to throw into confusion; to throw into chaos
to be congenial; to agree with one; to be in one's nature
unflaggingly; steadily; untiringly; knocking; tapping; clicking
tummy; tumtum; bang-bang; pop-pop; without reservation; unreservedly
to step on; to trample down; to tread on
device; contrivance; trick; trap; (small) scale; half finished; commencement
to come to nothing; to be in vain; to lead nowhere
suspicious-looking; shady; questionable; dubious; fishy
rough (estimate, manner, etc.); crude; broad; loose; careless (work)
unshapely; ill-formed; misshapen; awkward; clumsy
playing; play (margin between on and off, gap before pressing button or lever has an effect)
frivolous; flippant; superficial; shallow; trifling; insincere
oh!; ah!; oh dear!; good grief!; dear me!; thank God!
to do for (the sake of someone else)
plunking (down something heavy); flumping (into a chair)
to reseat oneself; to correct one's posture
to do completely; to do accidentally; to do without meaning to; to happen to do
stand; rack; support; holder; counter for machines, incl. vehicles; setting (e.g. in jewellery); level (e.g. price level)