love; attachment; adoration
long run (of a film, play, product, etc.)
to be moderate in; to be temperate in; to refrain (from doing); to withhold (an announcement, comment, etc.); to be beside; to be close by
vaccination; inoculation; immunization; immunisation
distrust of (other) human beings
stiff (atmosphere, manner, etc.); cold; unfriendly; thin and bony; scrawny
to sever; to cut off; to suppress; to eradicate; to abstain (from); to give up
degree of perfection; level of completion; degree of completion
to forgive and forget; to let bygones be bygones; to sweep under the carpet; to wipe the slate clean
crotch; crutch; groin; fork (in a tree, road, river, etc.); tines (of a fork)
if you like; if you prefer; if it suits you; if ... doesn't suit you; if you don't like ...; if ... doesn't take your fancy
to do (something) to spite (someone); to rebuke indirectly; to make an insinuation; to make a display of affection (for each other); to show off a relationship
slave labour; slave labor; compulsory service; forced labour; forced labor; exacted service
softening; softening (of attitude); mollification; weakening (of the market); blanching (e.g. of vegetables; by depriving of light)
to find difficult to guess; to struggle to work out; to be unable to figure out
official business; public business
to be confusing; to be different from what one is used to
to be present (esp. during a birth); to be witness to
to hold a child in one's arms; to embrace a child; to provide for a child (children)
to be scorched into; to be seared into; to make a strong impression; to be etched in (one's memory)
postpartum; after childbirth
recovery after childbirth; growth (of a child)
something or other; this and that; one thing this, another thing that; blah blah blah
wet nurse; nursing mother
delusion; trick of the imagination
having done that; if that is done; if it is done in that way
purple smoke; tobacco smoke
strange; unconventional; eccentric; odd; odd number
itchy; creepy; feeling uneasy
egoistic; self-centered; selfish
type; pattern; model; epitome; exemplar; archetype
being in shape; holding a dignified appearance
stretch; tension; resilience; springiness; will-power; pluck
severe earthquake; violent tremor