crossed line; crossing of wires; crosstalk; getting mixed up (of different topics in a conversation); confusion; (talking at) cross-purposes
restoration; recovery; rehabilitation; recovery (from an illness); recuperation; convalescence
to be convinced (that); to be under the impression (that); to make up one's mind; to set one's heart on; to be obsessed (with a thought, idea, etc.); to think about obsessively
inseparable; indivisible; undetachable
test; trial; ordeal; tribulation
capacity; volume; capacitance
independence from parents
stuffed toy; stuffed animal; plush toy; soft toy; cuddly toy
(doing) together; one lump; one mixture; the same; identical; (at) the same time
grounds; foundation; authority; support; prop; something upon which to rely
just because; even if; even though
in some way or other; one way or another; somehow; only just; barely
to ward off; to brush away; to fling off; to drive away
machinery and materials; equipment; materials for manufacturing machinery
effigy; likeness; portrait; statue
slime; sliminess; mucus; viscous liquid
to dip out; to scoop up; to ladle out
to spend time (on doing something)
unskillful; childish; immature; naive; artless; clumsy
ingredient; component; composition
waking; waking up; awakening
training; drill; practice; practising; discipline
machine technology; mechanical technology
established theory; accepted opinion; accepted explanation
by-product; spin-off; outgrowth; side effect
unheard-of; unprecedented; unparalleled in history (unparallelled); record-breaking
teaching the basics; initiation; introduction
guess; speculation; supposition
flaunting; showing off; display (of power, wealth, etc.); ostentation
commemorable; worth commemorating; momentous; monumental
attachment; adhesion; insistence; tenacity; fixation; obsession
substitution (for someone else); substitute; stand-in; scapegoat; sacrifice
to attract interest; to get attention to appeal
looking; viewing; (please) try (to)
(game pieces, soldiers, etc.) under one's control
measuring by feel; adjusting by feel; doing by feel; adapting to the situation (one's strength, strictness, etc.); making allowances; using discretion
being reluctant to give out (pay, provide, etc.); giving out grudgingly
enough is enough; no further!
play; sport; romp; frolic; joke; prank
involuntary nocturnal tooth grinding; bruxism; grinding one's teeth out of anger or vexation
to blow through; to blow across
esophagus; oesophagus; gullet
otherwise; if not; or else
to stick into (of something with a sharp point); to prick; to pierce; to resonate emotionally; to move