to do up (hair); to dress; to arrange; to tie; to bind; to fasten
facing downward; lying face down; upside down; prone
to dazzle one's eyes; to hold one's gaze; to fascinate; to captivate
please; if you would; somehow or other; one way or another; whether (or not); if
overeagerness; rashness; forward step-out
being together; going together; matching (clothing); going together
soft; software; soft hat; felt hat; soft serve ice cream; softball
charm; attractiveness; courtesy; ingratiating behaviour; entertainment; amusement
omission (of middle part of a text); ellipsis
one revolution; one rotation
child's mind; childlike innocence; naivete
the best time for doing something is as soon as you've thought of it; there's no time like the present; (lit.) it's an auspicious day (for doing it) when you've just had the idea
image; figure; figure; form; image
penny candy; cheap individually wrapped sweets
hardly any; almost nonexistent; very little
characteristic (of); peculiar (to)
affection (esp. parental); love; fondness
circular (document); circulating letter; palindrome
being at sea; losing one's bearings; (arch.) disorientation upon waking at night; (arch.) forgetting which house or room to enter
a lot more; much more; and then some; and plenty more than that
with a bonk; with a thump; with a klunk; with a rap
route (bus, train, air, etc.); line; line (taken by a group, organization, etc.); policy; course
intent; intention; bad faith; mens rea (guilty mind)
to rekindle one's love; to fall in love again (with a person one has previously been in love with)
aah!; ooh!; oh no!; oh boy!
full-time househusband; stay-at-home dad
leap; jump; stepping out into the wider world; becoming active on a wider stage; rapid progress; dramatic development
closure (of a road); suspension of traffic; Road Closed; No Through Road; closed to traffic
sign; mark; marker; marker
dancing or jumping for joy
skip (bounding forward with alternate hops on each foot); skipping (over); skip (captain of a curling team); skipper
comfortable; easy; calm; loose; spacious
indescribable; inexpressible; unspeakable
miserable; wretched; lonely; dreary; shabby; comfortless
to create (an atmosphere, feeling, etc.); to produce; to engender
(telephone) extension; additional telephone handset; portable handset; cordless telephone
to hesitate to say; to mumble; to hem and haw; to falter
it's been a long time; long time no see