clicking one's tongue; tut-tut; smacking one's lips (with relish)
performing without rehearsal
foil; (gold, etc.) leaf; prestige
in the course of one's duties
close; intimate; on good terms
father and mother; parents
firmly; plentifully; with all one's might
to start to say; to attempt to say; to be about to say; to speak to; to address
to participate in (as a member); to get involved in
dispersion; breakup; variance; dispersion
appearing and disappearing; slipping in and out of view
to be disheartened; to lose heart; to be sprained; to be snapped; to be broken
image (in one's mind); impression; (computer) image; depiction (e.g. of a product); rendition
to keep in pace with; to keep up with; to follow (someone's thought); to understand
to give the stamp of approval
technical skill; ability; capacity
to change (cars or horses); to transfer; to possess; to inspire
exchange; conversion; replacement; switching (to); switchover
more than enough; more than ample; exhaustive
treating someone like a child
to work too hard; to try too hard; to strain oneself; to overdo it; to go too far
loose; lenient; lax; gentle (curve, slope, etc.); slow; weak; soft
previous time; last time; previous installment; previous instalment; previous session
one's real mother; natural mother; birth mother; biological mother
to give something weight; to give something dignity
pride of place; most prominent; top-ranking
on and after; as from; hereafter; thereafter; since
to one's heart's content; as much as one wants
highest grade; superlative degree
to demand gratitude; to do something for someone in order to create an obligation of gratitude from that person
to become misty; to become hazy
to have (urgent) business; to have something one needs to attend to; to have something one wants to say (to someone)
to have a (rough) idea (of what the situation is)
too much for one to handle; beyond one's capacity; unmanageable; uncontrollable; incorrigible; obstreperous
to perceive; to sense; to understand; to comprehend; to attain enlightenment
to hate; to dislike; to loathe
lifeboat; friend in need; helping hand; timely help