humour; humor; safety; health; in a good mood; in high spirits
material; materials; data; information; documents
trouble; burden; nuisance; care; dependence; support
isn't it (that) different (from usual, from what one could expect, etc.)?; isn't that wrong?; no, that's wrong; it's not like that; that's not the case
to swell (out); to expand; to be inflated; to get cross; to get sulky; to pout
to make out; to neck; to canoodle; to fondle each other; to flirt (with)
childish; childlike; immature; infantile; puerile
guardian; protector; patron; parent
to speed; to tear away; to skip over (e.g. pages)
father; dad; husband; you (of an elderly person older than the speaker); he
immediate; prompt; quick; rapid; urgent; pressing
instruction in the ways of love
to take good care of; to treasure; to value; to hold dear; to prize; to cherish
imposing stance; daunting pose
from the standpoint of; from the viewpoint of; on; above; the best; top
villainess; antagonist young lady
in the style of (esp. literary, artistic, etc. works); reminiscent of; attached or stretched on
to be in high spirits; to be full of vigor (vigour); to be enthusiastic; to be eager; to stretch to breaking point
has never (done, occurred); there has never been an instance (where); there is no precedent (for)
to have an idea; to have a clue
peremptorily; willy-nilly; forcibly
point of tangency; point of contact; (electrical) contact; point of contact (between); connection
to behave like a spoiled child; to fawn on; to take advantage of; to presume upon (e.g. another's benevolence); to depend on
equal; equivalent; equals sign; equality sign; equals (as in "A equals B")
to cock one's head in puzzlement; to tilt one's head in contemplation; to wrack one's brain; to think hard
full of confidence; brimming with (self-)confidence; having great faith in oneself
doubt; misgivings; distrust; suspicion
to wake up; to awake; to awaken to (instinct, ability, perception, etc.); to become aware of; to come to one's senses
I; me; personal (affairs, etc.); private; selfishness; partiality
don't worry about it; never mind; it's OK
to visit; to call on; to pay a visit to
handmade; handcrafted; homemade; homegrown
memory-making; making memories
dignity; majesty; solemnity; gravity
rock hard; stiff and unyielding (personality); clangor
to come untied; to come apart; to be softened; to be relaxed