to curb; to halt; to apply brakes; to put an end to
for example; for instance; e.g.
maternity leave; paternity leave
to come out; to fall out; to fade; to discolour; to wear a hole (e.g. clothes); to leave (e.g. a meeting); to be clear
hole; opening; pit; hollow; burrow; den; deficit
unmarried person; bachelor; spinster
to bury (e.g. in the ground); to fill up (e.g. audience fills a hall); to cause to be packed; to plug (a gap); to stop (a gap); to make up for (a loss, shortage, etc.); to make amends
another person; other people; unrelated person (i.e. not related by blood); outsider; stranger
cleaning up someone else's mess; making up for someone else's mistake; ass-wiping; arse-wiping
child rearing; child raising; raising children; parenting
system; institution; organization; organisation
use; utilization; utilisation; application
parenthood; parent or someone with children on the way (esp. an expecting mother); (of a fish) containing roe (eggs)
we are of equal status in this regard; we are in the same boat; the same to you; the feeling is mutual
my goodness!; good lord!; holy cow!
ruler; measure; measuring stick; standard; criterion; yardstick
to measure; to weigh; to survey; to conjecture; to infer; to surmise
opening and shutting; opening and closing
for today; for the time being
breakup (of a ceremony, wedding, party, meeting, etc.); closure
looking good; sounding good; (of) good appearance
to remain; to be left over; to be in excess; to be too many
first person to say something; first person to suggest something; person who raised a matter
to blow (on); to breathe (on); to pick (a fight); to provoke; to exaggerate; to ask (an unreasonable price)
after (a long process); at the end of; last line (of a renga)
place; spot; field; discipline; occasion; situation; scene (of a play, movie, etc.)
atmosphere; mood; a certain air; presence; (Earth's) atmosphere
to spoil; to ruin; to destroy; to make a mess of
getting poised again for charging; toeing the mark again; starting again; getting a fresh start; going back to square one
interesting; fascinating; intriguing; amusing; funny; comical
to move (house); to change residence
fellow; mutual; companion; comrade
dangerous; perilous; threatening; stern (expression); hostile (attitude); sharp
it's no joke; gimme a break!
to like; to be pleased with; to be delighted with; to take a liking to; to suit one's fancy
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; by the way
to the end; to the bitter end; to the last; after all; it must be remembered; only
physical contact (between friends, mother and child, etc.); physical intimacy
what the?; what's that?; what are you doing?; what's going on?
overly familiar; overfamiliar; too friendly; too free; cheeky