to be foolish; to be stupid; to be ridiculous
to finger; to touch; to make changes to; to tinker with; to dabble in; to do as a hobby
if you are so inclined; if it suits you; if you like
what with this and that; for a number of reasons
bothersome; tiresome; bother to do
to scratch; to perspire; to shovel; to paddle
these days; nowadays; now; at present; recently; lately
isolation; segregation; separation; quarantine
to guess; to sense; to presume; to sympathize with; to sympathise with
to hand over; to transfer; to give up (e.g. one's seat); to give way; to yield; to concede
blood; blood; ancestry; (the) blood; feelings
to be tied together; to be connected to; to lead to; to be related to; to be related (by blood)
to anticipate; to expect; to place confidence in; to put trust in; to find promising; to see good prospects (in)
first (of all); firstly; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
secrecy; confidentiality; privacy; one's circumstances (esp. fiscal)
ten; 10; ten years of age
numeral; figure; digit; numeric character
scattering; diffusion; spread (e.g. signal across the spectrum)
person concerned; interested party; related party
to factor in; to take into account; to include in one's considerations
deoxyribonucleic acid; DNA
inspection (e.g. customs, factory); examination; scan (e.g. MRI, PET, etc.)
to play a trick; to put up a false show; to deceive someone; to put on a play; to present a play; to give a play
here and there; all around; everywhere; to get things in the wrong order (back to front); to become muddled up
character (esp. kanji); letter; handwriting; penmanship; the ... word (e.g. "the L word" = "love")
preconception; preconceived notion; prejudice
minuteness; one millionth
to get in; to go in; to come in; to flow into; to set; to set in
making doubly sure; insurance run (baseball); points scored for good measure
to push; to press; to apply pressure from above; to press down; to stamp (i.e. a passport); to apply a seal; to affix (e.g. gold leaf)
pleasant; delightful; enjoyable; joyful; cheerful; amusing
area; vicinity; side; edge; circumstances
to fuss over; to be particular about; to be obsessive about; to be fixated on; to obstruct; to hinder
now (while the time is ripe); while one still can
to be wounded; to get injured; to get hurt feelings; to get damaged; to get chipped
dancing or jumping for joy
putting that aside; that said; apart from that; anyway; be that as it may
to be evasive; to give an evasive answer; to speak ambiguously; to prevaricate; to cook up a specious story to get out of an uncomfortable situation; to make do with