ups and downs; bobbing up and down; rising and falling; ebbing and flowing
inconsequential; indifferent; not worth worrying about; whatever; whichever; I don't care
(medical) treatment; care; therapy; cure; remedy
department (in an organization); division; club; part; component; category
house; one's house; one's home; one's family
strange; unfamiliar; mysterious; suspicious; (lit.) of an unknown nature
to be certain of; to have faith in; to believe completely; to trust (someone completely)
with the exception of; excepting; excluding
conviction; belief; confidence
to run to; to come running; to rush (someplace); to hasten
to ask; to inquire; to blame (someone) for; to accuse of; to care about; to regard as important
hem; (trouser) cuff; bottom part; bottom edge; foot (of a mountain); tips (of hair)
to snatch away; to dispossess; to steal
night under the midnight sun; white night (at extreme latitudes); night during which the sun doesn't set
one's common name; one's popular name; alias; house name
pure white; blank (e.g. mind, paper)
golden eyes (of a cat, etc.); splendid alfonsino (Beryx splendens)
to misperceive visually; to misread; to mistake for something or somebody else
true character; true form; true colors (colours); consciousness; one's senses
to turn over (face down); to lay face down; to point downwards (eyes, head, etc.); to cast down (eyes); to lie (one's body) face down; to lie flat (on the ground)
one portion; one serving; adult; grown-up; fully fledged; established
only; merely; but; no more than
nickname; alias; pseudonym; pen name; nom de plume; other name
calm; composed; leisurely
to pick; to pluck; to snip; to cut; to nip
fearfully; timidly; cautiously; nervously
gap; difference; disparity; discrepancy
to dye; to colour; to color
intensely; severely; strictly; tightly; compactly; closely
to herd; to drive; to corner; to force someone into doing; to go hard; to push yourself
to approach; to draw near; to be imminent; to press (someone for something); to urge; to compel
heavily laden (of a branch); sagging; drooping; bent low
gently; mildly; leniently; don't be too hard on me (us, them); go easy on me
overprotective; excessive care; overprotection; overprotectiveness
release; unleashing; liberation; deallocation (of computer memory)
to turn up; to make an appearance; to put in an appearance; to drop by
still; as yet; (not) yet; more; (more) still; at least
effect; virtue; efficacy; impression
to be responsible for; to bear the responsibility of
I'm told; is what I heard; is how it is, apparently; is what they said
standing by; awaiting an opportunity; being on alert
office (e.g. the Oval Office)