parental authority; parental rights; custody
to get; to secure; to learn; to master; to complete
deterioration; getting worse; worsening; aggravation; degeneration; corruption
to be opposite; to face each other; to confront (an issue); to face
thought; imagination; mind; desire; wish; love
to be at a loss; to rack one's brains in vain; to think and think but get nowhere; to fail to come up with a good idea
forward; officious; impertinent; intrusive
(providing) covering fire; supporting (someone in a debate, dispute, etc.); backing (someone) up
moment by moment; hour by hour
correction; revision; amendment
to part (usu. of people); to part from; to separate (of a couple); to break up; to lose (e.g. one's mother); to be bereaved
worst; worst-case (scenario)
advance; moving forward; progress
to start a signal fire; to use a smoke signal; to initiate an action; to start a campaign
vigorously (ripping, tearing, scratching, etc.); roughly; (eating) with a crunch; stiff; starchy; (working) hard
beacon; skyrocket; signal fire; starting shot; starting signal
meeting up; gathering; assembly; set
distance; range; difference (e.g. in opinion); gap; metric
(many) trees; every tree; all kinds of trees
to interrupt; to obstruct (a view, someone's way, etc.); to block (light, wind, etc.); to intercept; to cut off
eyesight; vision; visual acuity
to grow senile; to be childish with age; to be mentally slow; to be befuddled; to play stupid; to say something stupid (oft. on purpose; esp. as part of a comedic routine)
to put in order; to tidy up; to settle (a matter); to solve; to finish; to get through
often; frequently; now and then; occasionally
build; physique; frame; constitution
a-ha-ha (laughing loudly)
is that so?; I see; right; oh
sign; indication; omen; symptom
average; ordinary; normal
(land) with a thump; slumping (of something heavy); (lying down) with a flop; effortlessly (throw onto); roundishly (shaped; of something large)
to lie down; to throw oneself down
from one end to another; thoroughly; completely; utterly
premature; untimely (e.g. death); early
false accusation; trumped up-charge; pretext; statement that cannot be retracted; saying something one cannot take back
of uncertain meaning; ambiguous; cryptic; nonsensical; incomprehensible; perplexing
affidavit; deposition; testimony
to pin down; to knock down; to push (and hold) someone down (esp. with sexual connotations)
roughly; broadly; generally; more or less
close; intimate; on good terms
sleepy; drowsy; somnolent
to shake; to jolt; to rock (cradle); to swing
creeping (of an insect, etc.); crawling; restlessly; fidgeting; hesitantly; slowly