maternity nerves; maternity neurosis
death penalty; capital punishment
lump; mass; group; crowd; embodiment (of an idea, quality, feeling etc.); personification
to raise; to elevate; to move something (to a higher place); to put onto (e.g. a shelf); to increase (price, quality, status, etc.); to raise (a wage); to show someone (into a room)
flapping; rattling; (running) with a clatter; noisily; (falling) one after another; in quick succession; busily
thunder; thunderclap; crash of thunder
absurd; unreasonable; rash; reckless; excessive; immoderate
shopping; purchased goods
bum; good-for-nothing; ne'er-do-well
to paint a picture; to draw a picture
for the first time in one's life
to reach the point where ...; to come to ...; to come to be that ...; to start to ...; to begin to ...
increasingly; more and more; decreasingly; less and less
(place of) refuge; escape; exit; way out; shelter; hiding place
(swimming) pool; pool (cue sport); pooling (money, resources, etc.); pool (price ring)
one day; (on) a certain day
skipping school or work (without a good reason); playing truant; playing hooky
physical education; PE; gym (class)
changing clothes; change of clothes
classroom; lecture room; department (in a university); class; lessons; school (for a particular discipline)
to run away; to flee; to make off; to start to run away
continuation; succession; series; continuous
to enter (house, room, etc.); to step in
to take (someone) out (for a walk, to lunch, etc.); to entice out; to lure away
to be used to; to get accustomed to; to train; to discipline; to tack (in needlework); to baste
directions; instructions; orders; command
things one is carrying; things one has on one's person; thing one owns; one's property; mistress; lover
absurd; unreasonable; extreme; senseless; disorderly; chaotic
to make war (on); to wage war (against); to compete (against); to struggle (against adversities, etc.); to fight
(crime of) damaging property (including animals, and excluding buildings, ships and documents)
to depend (on the situation); to be handled case by case
(crime of) inflicting bodily injury
stripping (of rights, rank, etc.); deprivation; forfeit; revocation; divestiture
(apparently) that's what it's like, isn't it; that sort of (thing mentioned immediately prior)
again; once more; a second time
dweller; inhabitant; resident; user (of a website)
or something; for instance ... (though there are other suitable options); ... or ...; as soon as; right after; while still
to bow; to bow one's head; to apologize; to apologise; to bow to; to yield to
rampaging; raging violently; going berserk
(really) terrible; awful; (very) nasty; (extremely) harsh; severe
to scold; to chide; to rebuke; to reprimand
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
somehow; for some reason; without knowing why