several weeks; a few weeks
taste; liking; preference
deviation; inclination; offset; polarization; polarisation
small; fine; minute; minor; trivial; sensitive
to condemn; to blame; to urge; to press; to torture; to torment
(another's) child; child; kid
throughout; over a period of ...; over a span of ...
to be granted (e.g. a title); to be awarded (e.g. a prize); to be gifted with (a talent); to be taught (e.g. a secret technique); to be instructed; to be initiated
doubt; misgivings; distrust; suspicion
various; varied; diverse; all sorts of
to examine (medically); to have a look at; to check (a patient's pulse)
to be descended from; to inherit (a disposition, etc.) from one's ancestors
careless; thoughtless; stupid; heedless; unobservant; inadvertent
mistake; error; accident; mishap; improper conduct (e.g. between man and woman); indiscretion
(not saying anything) no matter what
counting backwards; calculating backwards; inverse operation
it is assuredly (that) ...; can say with confidence that it is ...
bond (between people); (emotional) ties; bonds; tether; fetters
to spin; to make yarn; to spin (a tale); to assemble (e.g. words); to put together
to touch; to come in contact with; to receive (e.g. visitor); to attend to; to receive (news); to get; to encounter
obvious; clear; plain; evident; apparent; explicit
detection (of a plot, fraud, etc.); discovery; coming to light; being uncovered
to continue (for a long time); to occur in succession; to come next (e.g. on TV)
to rise; to get up; to stand up; to sit up
... all over again (repeating the same failure)
have a good day; take care; see you
I'm off (and will be back later); see you later; to go (and then come back)
to breathe while sleeping
life; existence; (one's) working life; career; life force; lifeblood
to be wide-ranging; to be diverse; to cover a lot of ground; to cover various topics
one-by-one; separately; in detail
considerable; great; important; significant; a big deal
command; direction; supervision; conducting (an orchestra, choir, etc.)
to change; to switch; to change over (to); to renew
connection; link; relationship
mother's body (esp. when pregnant or after giving birth); parent body; parent organization; base
immediate; prompt; quick; rapid; urgent; pressing
to take (a resource, e.g. time or money); to hang; to come into view; to arrive; to come under (a contract, a tax); to start (engines, motors); to attend
minute; detailed; careful; scrupulous; thorough
tender; warm; meticulous; detailed; deep (of a colour); thick (e.g. fog)
material; materials; data; information; documents
large; big; older; senior; final; ultimate