over-fond parent; doting parent
to swell (out); to expand; to be inflated; to get cross; to get sulky; to pout
cavity; hollow; void; hollow (voice, smile, etc.); blank (eyes, look, etc.); vacant (expression, stare, etc.)
relation; relationship; participation; involvement; influence; effect
deposit and withdraw; taking in and out
way; method; means; resource; course
without; unacceptable; not alright; unsatisfactory
liked; well-liked; in love (with); loved; faddism; eccentricity
happy; glad; pleased; joyful; delightful; gratifying
rest; break; recess; intermission
sad; miserable; unhappy; sad; lamentable; deplorable
to come and stay; to drop in; to visit
to search for; to look for; to hunt for; to search (a house, pocket, etc.); to search through; to rummage in (e.g. a drawer)
setting (someone) to work; employment; using; causative (verb, etc.)
custom; practice; said; aforementioned; instance; example
I've heard that ...; rumour has it that ...; it appears as if ...
one's first campaign; one's first battle
as a test; as an experiment; by way of experiment; by way of trial; tentatively
to start a journey; to embark on a trip; to set forth; to hit the trail
related to; in relation to; as far as ... is concerned
milli-; 10^-3; millimetre; millimeter
unit; denomination; credit (in school); in units of (e.g. "in thousands"); in amounts of
the best one can do; one's best effort; with all one's might; to the best of one's ability
please; somehow or other; one way or another
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
to be wounded; to get injured; to get hurt feelings; to get damaged; to get chipped
to be peevish; to sulk; to pout
far away; distant place; long ago; far back; by far
to rise; to swell; to be promoted
to take aim (at); to set one's sights (on)
to hold in one's arms; to carry in one's arms; to have (problems, debts, etc.); to take on (a responsibility); to employ; to have (on one's staff)
to set up (a house, store, etc.); to build; to have at the ready (e.g. a gun); to hold in preparation (e.g. a camera); to adopt a posture; to assume a stance; to put on an air
very high; high up; aloft; only; merely; just
to turn one's face; to turn around; to look over one's shoulder
flapping (of a flag, fan, etc.); fluttering; pitter-patter (of footsteps); quickly (making progress); in quick succession
to become confused (disconcerted, disorganized, disorganised); to be flustered; to panic; to hurry; to rush; to hasten
to be in time (for); to serve (suit, meet) the purpose; to be good enough; to be enough
to go through; to pierce; to run through (e.g. a river through a city); to pass through; to stick to (opinion, principles, etc.); to carry out
snuggling; nuzzling; cuddling