to break into a smile; to smile broadly; to beam
care-taking; house-sitting; house-watching; caretaker; house-sitter
imbalance; proceeding irregularly; unsteady progress; limp; claudication
to pin down; to knock down; to push (and hold) someone down (esp. with sexual connotations)
gently; mildly; leniently; don't be too hard on me (us, them); go easy on me
here and there; in places
victory or defeat; match; contest; game
compensation; amends; redeeming feature
not necessarily so; is not always true; there is no guarantee that ...; there is no telling