case (container); case (instance, situation); case
parent; parents; dealer; banker; founder; inventor; (pet) owner
foster child; adopted animal (e.g. pet)
to overstep the mark; to go too far; to overdo it
selfish; egoist; (arch.) self-indulgent; (arch.) wilful; (arch.) willful
mischief; prank; mischievous; naughty; pastime; hobby
abnormal behavior (behaviour)
foster parent; foster parents; (pet) caretaker
to abandon; to fail; to desert; to forsake
very much; very many; more and more
on purpose; deliberately; intentionally
theory; reason; logic; (unreasonable) argument; strained logic; excuse
as a matter of fact; really; truly; entirely; completely; wholly
nonsense; (having) terrible taste; unstylish
without compensation; without reward; without pay; free (of charge)
love; affection; attachment; craving; agape; Ireland
to starve; to be famished; to be hungry; to be starved of (e.g. love); to be thirsty for (e.g. knowledge); to be hungry for
unselfish; selfless; disinterested
absolutely essential; indispensable; vital; critical
life; existence; (one's) working life; career; life force; lifeblood
pure and innocent; immaculate
time; season; period; phase; stage
explosive; sudden and dramatic (of an increase in sales, popularity, etc.); explosive; rapid
to expand; to swell (out); to get big; to become inflated
measure; step; countermeasure; counterplan; countermove; strategy
memory; sense; experience
always; all the time; constantly; frequently; often
craving; longing; thirsting
to laugh at; to ridicule; to mock; to make fun of; to sneer at
latest; newest; late-breaking (news)
device; equipment; machinery; apparatus
common; ordinary; conventional; customary
a long time (since the last time); first in a long time; it's been a long time; long time no see
sympathy; compassion; pity
to weigh on one's mind; to trouble one's heart; to be concerned about; to worry about
friendship; fellowship; camaraderie
parents and siblings; one's relatives
up through; up until; down to; from ... to ... (e.g. from head to toe); everything from ... to ...
snakes and scorpions; something detestable
to detest; to abhor; to loathe
taking; taker; last performer of the day (usu. the star performer); last performance of the day; active partner (e.g. in judo demonstration); emphatic or formal prefix