if you are so inclined; if it suits you; if you like
child-rearing expenses; child-support payments (following divorce)
desire to act only in one's self-interest; selfish desires
to detain; to check; to restrain
to challenge to (a fight, game, etc.); to throw down the gauntlet; to tackle (e.g. a problem); to attempt; to pressure (someone) for sex; to make advances to
good story; heartwarming story; good prospect (e.g. marriage, business)
to blow off (strongly); to blow away; to drive away (e.g. one's worries); to dispel; to do at great speed (e.g. drive a car); to carry out (a task) very quickly
victory; triumph; conquest; success; win
to put on clothes; to wear clothes; to be the personification of
unsteadily (e.g. on one's feet); shakily; wavering (in one's mind); unsteadily; aimlessly; unconsciously
public order; public peace; public security; law and order
bad; wrong; evil; no good; wicked; reprehensible
bad person; villain; scoundrel; wrongdoer; wicked person
Welsh onion (Allium fistulosum); green onion; spring onion
to carry on one's back; to be burdened with; to take responsibility for; to have (something) in the background; to be in front (of something); to be conceited
duck; easy mark; sucker; sitting duck
of bad character; ill-natured; nasty; vicious; wicked; malignant
to be vague; to speak ambiguously; to be evasive; to not commit oneself
to get tired; to tire; to become worn out (of a well-used object); (arch.) to starve
shaking; trembling; pitching; disturbance; unrest; agitation
couscous; cuscus (variety of phalanger)
incident; affair; happening; event
to start a journey; to embark on a trip; to set forth; to hit the trail
sometimes; occasionally; at times; seasonal; of the season; appropriate (for the season or occasion)
this and that; this or that; one thing or another; around; about; round about
to be unreasonable; to whine; to act like a baby
hesitation; bewilderment; illusion; delusion; inability to reach enlightenment
to perceive; to grasp (the situation)
recent state; present state; present condition; current status; current circumstances
what's the matter?; what's wrong?
release; unleashing; liberation; deallocation (of computer memory)
to examine someone's expression
to be crowded; to be packed; to be complex; to go into; to put into; to do intently
running away from home; elopement; (arch.) outing; (arch.) going out; (arch.) becoming a Buddhist monk; (arch.) entering the priesthood
being together; going together; matching (clothing); going together
to consider others' feelings; to sympathize with somebody's feelings
conditionally; with conditions attached