tender; kind; gentle; graceful; affectionate; amiable
top and bottom; high and low; going up and down; rising and falling; going and coming back; upper and lower classes; ruler and ruled
to shake; to jolt; to rock (cradle); to blackmail; to extort; to shake down
anyone; anybody; everyone; everybody; whoever
explanation; exposition; description; account; caption; legend
outline; summary; overview; synopsis; abstract; abridgment
diaper; nappy; (arch.) swaddling clothes; (arch.) loincloth
to hold in one's arms (e.g. a baby); to embrace; to have sex with; to make love to; to sit on (eggs); to brood
to run; to run (of a vehicle); to drive; to rush (to); to dash; to retreat; to flee
head; hair (on one's head); mind; brains; leader; chief; top
sorting; arrangement; liquidation; settlement; retrenchment; curtailment
to catch up (with); to draw level; to pull even; to be compensated; to make up for one's losses
but (still); and yet; nevertheless; even so; notwithstanding
conclusion (of an argument, discussion, study, etc.); conclusion
to arrive at (e.g. a decision); to reach (a stage); to lead to (a place); to get to; in the extreme case of; (arch.) to come
to recognize; to recognise; to deem; to judge; to approve; to deem acceptable; to admit
understanding; comprehension; appreciation; sympathy
maternity leave; paternity leave
dad; daddy; papa; sugar daddy
to knock (someone) off their feet; to knock down; to send flying; to strike; to drive away (one's sorrows, worries, etc.); to dispel
first of all; to begin with; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
urgent business; pressing need; imperative
one's own convenience; one's way; surroundings; environment; convenience; ease of use; financial circumstances
attempting to conceive; trying to have children
to add; to add up; to increase; to gather (e.g. speed); to include; to count in
to catch; to capture; to grasp (e.g. meaning); to perceive; to captivate; to move (one's heart)
castration; neutering; gelding; enervation; emasculation; taming
to joke; to jest; to make fun of; to laugh at; to romp; to gambol
woman who has given birth
heroine; female protagonist; heroine; heroic woman; brave woman
to restrict; to limit; to be restricted to; to be limited to; to be best (for); to be the best plan
guy; fellow; chap; bastard; asshole; arsehole
penis; with a tinkle; with a jingle; with a whistle (of a kettle); sitting up and begging (of a dog); juvenile black porgy; children's game in which one hops on one foot
to extract; to pull out; to draw out; to headhunt; to lure away; to poach
to do for (someone); to take in; to deceive; to hoodwink
intent to kill; intent to murder; urge to kill; murderous impulse
violent; furious; extreme; intense; fervent; vehement
to wither (of flowers, dreams, etc.); to wilt; to droop; to shrivel; to fade (away); to sag
hands and feet; limbs; person at one's beck and call; person at hand; reliable worker
to clatter; to rattle; to flap (noisily); to get in a panic; to get in a flap; to rush around
to boil; to be boiling hot; to be on a rolling boil
anger; rage; resentment; indignation; exasperation