to sweep the slate clean; to start again from the beginning; to do it all over again
reconciliation; making up (with); making peace (with); being friends again; patching up a quarrel
going in and out; entering and exiting; visiting regularly; frequenting; income and expenditure; incomings and outgoings; increase and decrease
spare time; free time; time (it takes to do something); time required; time off; leave; dismissal
to be too much for one; to find unmanageable; to be beyond one's control; to not know what to do with
stealthily; secretly; in secret
standard; set; routine; decided
to expand; to swell (out); to get big; to become inflated
stuffed toy; stuffed animal; plush toy; soft toy; cuddly toy
ornament; decorative object; figurehead; leader without real power
to slip into; to crawl into (under); to conceal oneself (under); to sneak into; to infiltrate
quarrel; brawl; fight; squabble; scuffle; argument
bad guy; villain; evildoer; scoundrel
settlement; solution; resolution
to let down one's hair; to undo hair
to have a go; to try and do (something); to take a chance with something
rustling; dry; rough feeling; rough (of a person); coarse; catching fish with a net
to be fragrant; to smell (good); to stink; to smell (bad); to glow; to be bright
trace; tracks; site; remains; scar
great; excellent; distinguished; important; awful; terrible
to yell; to rant; to rave
doing whatever one pleases; selfishness; self-indulgence
consent; agreement; acceptance; understanding; satisfaction (e.g. with an explanation); being convinced
substitute; replacement; stand-in; proxy; compensation; exchange
cowpea (Vigna unguiculata); cow pea; black-eyed pea; southern pea
finally; at last; in the end; ultimately
to bear up in tragedy; to stand pain well; to hold one's temper; to put up (with something); (lit.) to clench one's teeth
to wound; to injure; to hurt someone's feelings (pride, etc.); to damage; to chip
haughty; arrogant; insolent; proud; overbearing
crying hard; crying one's eyes out; loud crying; wailing; profuse weeping
to find a clear solution; to come to a clean decision; to give a clear explanation; to divide exactly (without remainder); to divide evenly
to be injured; to sustain a wound
to want; to wish for; to request; to demand; to seek; to search for
muscle stiffness (esp. in shoulders); lump (in tissue, esp. breast); swelling; lingering discomfort; uneasiness
to reach the point where ...; to come to ...; to come to be that ...; to start to ...; to begin to ...
that much; as much; to that extent; only that; that alone; no more than that
dear me!; good gracious!; well; let me see; now
(an) adult their age (should, should not, etc.); grown man (woman); person who is old enough (to know better)
meeting; greeting; welcome; person sent to meet a visitor
holiday; day off; sleep; rest; good night
dress coordination; costume coordination; fitting session; costume fitting