to drop; to lose; to clean off (dirt, makeup, paint, etc.); to remove (e.g. stains or facial hair); to lose (a match); to reject (an applicant); to lower (e.g. shoulders or voice)
knee; lap; knee and thigh (while sitting)
above; up; top; summit; surface; before; previous
creeping about; stirring restlessly; squirming
hands and feet; limbs; person at one's beck and call; person at hand; reliable worker
at first; in the beginning; originally
to be delighted; to be glad; to congratulate; to gratefully accept
slowly; quietly; steadily; soon; momentarily; before long
to get tired of; to lose interest in; to be fed up with; to have enough
to become sulky; to become irresponsible (due to disgruntlement)
sensation; feeling; tendency; propensity
transcendence; excellence; superiority
cute; adorable; dear; precious; innocent; childlike
each time; always; often; thank you for your continued patronage
over-fond parent; doting parent
to steam (food, towel, etc.); to be hot and humid; to be sultry
portion; part; snapshot; glimpse
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
child; kid; (one's) child; offspring; young (animal); young woman; offshoot
relatively; comparatively
tightly (holding on); firmly; strongly (built); solidly; properly; well
father; dad; husband; you; he
performance of one's official duties
interval; break; pause; spare moment
to come and see (someone, something); to visit
office (e.g. the Oval Office)
prime minister; premier; chancellor
to collapse; to crumble; to get out of shape; to lose one's shape; to break down; to be thrown into disarray; to crash (stock market)
to shout (in anger); to yell
having done that; if that is done; if it is done in that way
to burst into tears; to burst out crying; to begin to cry; to be moved to tears
lately; recently; nowadays
to grumble; to be unsettled; to grizzle
dealing with; coping with
something like ...; things like ...; someone like ...; the likes of ...
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
enjoyable; fun; pleasant; happy; delightful
cold-hearted; callous; unfeeling; insentient (objects); insensate; inanimate
surely; undoubtedly; sternly; severely; having no slack; rigid
one way or the other; either way
family; members of a family