to be born and raised (in); to be born and brought up; to be born and bred
unrelated; irrelevant; unconcerned; unconnected
over-fond parent; doting parent
cherishing one's children; doting; adoring parent
child rearing; child raising; raising children; parenting
to lose heart; to lose interest; to lose motivation; to become stale (i.e. of a carbonated beverage); to go flat; to lose flavor
standard equipment; standard feature
soft (and fluffy) (e.g. bed, bread, baked potato); (arch.) absent-mindedly
headrest (esp. on a car seat)
if anything; if pushed I'd say; if I had to say
off the top of one's head; from thin air; from memory
to be well-timed; to be timely; to be opportune
bear's gall (used as medicine for the stomach); bear's bile
night express with sleeper cars (from the original color of the trains) (colour)
area; vicinity; side; edge; circumstances
dry riverbed; river beach
thicket; bush; grove; (medical) quack
recommendation; advice; suggestion; encouragement
downpour; pouring rain; heavy rain; pelting rain; cloudburst
at first; in the beginning; originally
subtracting points; points deducted
high spirits; high energy; go!; go-man-go!; fashionably clothed and assertive (esp. of a woman); flashy
to allot; to allocate; to supply with; to furnish; to fit to; to fasten to
reaction; response; reaction
courage; bravery; pluck; nerve; grit; guts
secondhand article; secondhand goods; used item
to often be the case; to occur frequently; to be common; to be popular
to sympathize deeply with; to strike a chord of sympathy
to (keep in) mind; to give heed to; to pay attention to
sense of beauty; aesthetic sense
to make someone cry; to move someone to tears; to let cry; to grieve
cancellation; withdrawal; abolition; revocation; cancel; CAN
to cancel; to withdraw; to retract; to take back (words, etc.); to revoke
paper doll to which children pray for fine weather (usu. white, and shaped like a Buddhist priest)
manner of using one's hands