or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
tendency; trend; inclination
indifferent; unconcerned; nonchalant; unmindful; inattentive; careless
what is to be done?; what should (I) do?; what (am I) to do?
twentieth day of the month; twenty days
trouble; bother; annoyance
to hurt; to ache; to feel a pain; to be injured; to be spoiled (e.g. food); to be damaged
soon; shortly; nearly; almost
granny; grandma; gran; old lady; old woman
ordinary; average; run-of-the-mill
to rise; to swell; to be promoted
change; variation; variety; diversity; inflection; declension
(stand to) attention!; standing at attention
side (of something, or taking someone's side); part; (watch) case
will; volition; intention; intent; determination
to forget something ever existed; to pretend something didn't happen; to put something behind one; to forgive (something)
child consultation center; children's welfare center
under investigation; under consideration; under review; pending (decision, etc.); awaiting verification
one's family (home) background (environment)
or; either ... or; maybe; perhaps; some ... and others ...; sometimes ... and at other times ...
consideration; examination; investigation; study; scrutiny; discussion
please; somehow or other; one way or another
private; non-governmental; non-official; folk; popular
kind offices; services; through the good offices of; intercession; mediation
choices; alternatives; options
to consider; to eye the possibility (of); to bring into view
knowing; (an) acquaintance
biological parent; real parent
under ... years of age; less than ... years old
to discover; to find (e.g. an error in a book); to locate; to find (e.g. something missing); to be used to seeing; to be familiar with
legal; from a legal standpoint; legally speaking; de jure
-ical; -ive; -like; -ish; (something) like; along the lines of
father and mother; parents
truth; reality; sincerity; honesty; content; substance
biological child; one's own child
treatment; service; handling (of a machine, tool, etc.); operation; treating as; treating like
welfare; well-being; social welfare; social security; social service
to keep an eye on; to take care of