to start; to begin; to challenge; to pick (a fight); to set (traps); to plant (explosives)
remarks; comments; way of talking; speaking style; excuse; topic (of conversation)
to run to; to come running; to rush (someplace); to hasten
(somebody else's) parents; both parents
dialogue; discussion; conversation; interaction
mutually; with each other; reciprocally; together; both
repetitious; long-winded; heavy (taste); (overly) rich; gaudy (colour, design, etc.); loud
in the same way as; just like
(a) little; (a) few; slight; only; just; merely
nothing but; none other than
pride; boast; credit (to)
treasure; treasured item; prized possession
love between a parent and child; parent-child affection
proficient; skillful; enjoying; satisfaction; satiation
to loosen; to slacken; to relax (attention, efforts, etc.); to let down (one's guard); to relax (a rule); to ease (e.g. restrictions)
attention; notice; care; caution; advice; warning
cannot be helped; unavoidable; pointless; useless; hopeless (person); annoying
gift; boon; (good) result; fruit (e.g. of one's efforts)
guidepost; signpost; guide; manual; tiger beetle (esp. the Japanese tiger beetle, Cicindela japonica)
to mourn; to lament; to be sorry; to regret; to repent
as much as possible; unbeatably; unsurpassably
shackles; fetters; irons; bonds (e.g. family); ties; binding relationship
dangerous; unsettled; troubled; disturbed; insecure
innermost feelings; heart; motive; nature; disposition; spirit
opposite effect; adverse effect; backfiring
to cover; to hide; to conceal; to wrap; to disguise
to run out of; to dry up; to be depleted; to hit the bottom; to bottom out
to be a match for; to rival; to equal; to compare with; to be equivalent to
offset; offsetting each other; cancelling each other out; set-off; setoff
season (in nature, sports, etc.); seasonal word or phrase (in haiku); year
complementation; supplementation; completion
to etch into one's mind; to remember well
alteration; falsification; faking
barking up the wrong tree; calling at the wrong house
something like ...; something called ...
particularly; only; in the case of
derailment; digression; deviation
declining; refusal; rejection; announcement; notice
biggest; greatest; largest; maximum
separation; farewell; parting