to raise; to bring up; to rear; to cultivate; to foster; to nurture
to be affectionate towards; to show tenderness towards; to treat tenderly; to love
water spirit; water nymph; naiad
whispering; whisper; secret talk; murmur
love; affection; attachment; craving; agape; Ireland
to overdo; to go too far; to go to excess
running in; rushing into; last-minute rush
you could say that; that might be so
for use by adults; for adults
to be brought forward (e.g. by three hours); to be moved up; to be hasty; to be rash; to quicken; to speed up
what would (you) do?; what to do about it
for a long time; since long ago; always; already; far in advance (e.g. reservation)
(dance) partner; (work) partner; partner; spouse
doctrine; rule; principle; -ism
double; twice (as much); times (as much); -fold; 1-nth; 1 to n
sea of trees; broad expanse of dense woodland; abundant leafage
large tree; big tree; huge tree
to be descended from; to inherit (a disposition, etc.) from one's ancestors
ageing; aging; senile deterioration
to taper to a point; to become pointed; to be on edge; to be nervous; to be sharp (of a voice, words, etc.); to be harsh
half; biracial person (esp. half-Japanese); person of mixed parentage; half (of a game); halfback; 9-hole half (of a round)
father; father (e.g. of a discipline); pioneer (e.g. of field of research); God; Father
outside (e.g. of a building); exterior; outside (of a group, company, etc.); outside world
to resign; to retire; to quit; to leave (one's job, etc.)
to settle down (and deal with something); to concentrate all one's energy (on something); to settle oneself (in a place); to settle down (somewhere); to take a solid stance; to lower one's center of gravity (centre)
symbol used as a placeholder (either because a number of other words could be used in that position, or because of censorship); certain; unnamed; undisclosed
young lady of noble birth; princess (esp. in Western contexts, tales, etc.); girl; small; cute; (arch.) prostitute
another name; nickname; alias; synonym
nickname; alias; pseudonym; pen name; nom de plume; other name
having; holding; wear; durability; shouldering (an expense); being responsible (for paying)
pardon; forgiveness; forbearance
comparatively; relatively; fairly; rather; pretty; unexpectedly
princess; spoiled girl; hothouse flower; glue
to love; to cherish; to admire; to appreciate
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
of course; certainly; naturally
without touching; no touching; not participating in; not being concerned by; without being involved in
safe (e.g. choice); secure; innocuous; acceptable; passable; satisfactory
adventure; venture; venture which is unlikely to succeed; risky attempt; danger
(meeting with) disaster; (having an) accident; mishap; shipwreck; distress
the public; general public
there is no way that ...; easy; simple
cloth; fabric; dough; batter; inherent quality; one's true character; unglazed pottery