to pass down (a story) from generation to generation; to hand down
descendant; posterity; offspring
to act tough; to act bad; to act worse than one really is
noisy; loud; annoying; troublesome; fussy; finicky
deflation; contraction; shrinking; constriction
retreat; falling back; recession; waning; backspace (key)
bottom of one's heart; depths of one's mind; innermost thoughts; from the bottom of one's heart; wholeheartedly; truly
vigorously; with great force; energetically; enthusiastically; with spirit
to fly; to soar; to jump; to leap; to spatter; to scatter; to hurry
custom; convention; tradition; mores; conventional practice
wink of sleep; snooze; doze; nap
and they all lived happily ever after; having a happy ending; ending without incident
to claim lives; to cause deaths; to result in fatalities
outside of; not covered by
evasion; avoidance; shirking; recusation (of a judge); taking exception (to a judge); challenge
to bury (e.g. in the ground); to fill up (e.g. audience fills a hall); to cause to be packed; to plug (a gap); to stop (a gap); to make up for (a loss, shortage, etc.); to make amends
tatami mat; Japanese straw floor coverings
to add (numbers); to add (something); to top up (with something); to take care of (e.g. one's business)
it is assuredly (that)...; can say with confidence that it is...
babysitting; babysitter; protecting; keeping; keeper
to burn; to roast; to broil; to heat; to heat up; to make (charcoal, pottery, bricks, etc.); to bake
to do without being seen (by); to do behind (someone's) back; to do without the knowledge of (e.g. one's parents)
things left (to one) by the deceased; inherited item; estate; lost item; lost property
to learn; to acquire knowledge; to carry; to wear (clothes, etc.); to put on
to dig up; to expose; to disclose
peace; quiet; tranquility; tranquillity
these days; nowadays; now; at present; recently; lately
to make merry; to be festive
to do nothing but; to spend all one's time doing
to ration out and survive on (some food); to eke out a living
heavy machinery; heavy equipment; heavy machine gun
arrangement; preparations; search (by police)
of good character; kindhearted; good-natured
inconsequential; indifferent; not worth worrying about; whatever; whichever; I don't care
this and that; one thing or another; something or other; and whatnot; and the rest