branch family; cadet family; establishing a branch family
weir; bonds; fetters; ties of obligation
mediation; arbitration; conciliation (e.g. in civil or family court, leading to a settlement based on mutual concessions); mediation (of a labor dispute, by a labor relations commission)
adult; grown-up; becoming an adult; coming of age; growing up (to be a man, woman)
with a sting; with a tingle; nervously; tensely; with a rip; with a ripping sound
management (of a house, store, etc.); administration; cutting up and serving food; cut and fill (e.g. earthwork)
each house; every house; many houses
accidental; incidental; occasional; casual
to hold back (e.g. emotions); to rein in (e.g. a horse, unruly people); to get the better of; to control; to command
slow; clumsy; slow-witted; stupid
scratch; graze; scrape; abrasion
by all rights; properly speaking; legally speaking
disagreeable; unpleasant; adverse; unsympathetic
for a while; for some time; for a period
to vomit; to spit out; to breathe out (e.g. air); to exhale; to spend (e.g. saved money); to cough up
to cling to; to hang onto; to rely on; to depend on; to implore; to entreat
with a smooth, unhindered motion; speedily and without delay
to a surprising degree; to a remarkable extent; surprisingly; astonishingly; amazingly; alarmingly
to coil around; to twine around; to cling (to); to follow around; to hang around
to sob; to never stop crying; to cry on and on
Gemini (constellation); the Twins
inside; interior; inner part
pad; padding; pad (of paper); gamepad
at the most; at best; to the utmost; as much as possible; as much as one can
acrylic (esp. fibre or resin)
(preparatory) meeting; briefing session; overlap (of a coat, etc.); (arch.) making something match exactly
staying in the air; remaining airborne
nailing on; nailing down; being stationary; being rooted to the spot; (price) pegging
on the water; aquatic; waterside; water's edge
competent; suitable; qualified
Mayday (radio distress signal)
metamorphosis; disguise; transformation; shapeshifting; morphing
making off with (something); absconding; stolen; absconded (with)