careless person; thoughtless person
at the critical moment; when the time comes; when it's most important; when necessary; in an emergency; when push comes to shove
to cling to ... in tears; to beg ... in tears; to appeal; to throw oneself on someone's mercy
great achievement; great feat; great work; great undertaking
period (of life) when one is enjoying more romantic attention than usual
(carrying) close to one's person; next to the skin
a lot more; much more; and then some; and plenty more than that
to transcribe; to duplicate; to describe; to film; to picture
manuscript (book); written copy of a book; codex; transcription; copying
mechanization; mechanisation; computerization
to scatter; to disseminate (e.g. a rumor); to spread (e.g. germs); to distribute widely (e.g. leaflets); to hand out freely; to spend recklessly
incitement; sedition; agitation; abetting
opposite effect; adverse effect; backfiring
letter by letter; character by character
sentimental; emotional; maudlin; mawkish
papa; dad; daddy; sugar daddy
crumpled; rumpled; to be annoyed; to be irritated; noisily (chewing)
another meeting; meeting again; reunion
parting; separation; farewell
defense; defence; guard; policing; security
to get close; to cuddle close together; to nestle close to; to snuggle up to
curfew; lockdown; grounding
to get a lump in one's throat; to overflow with feelings; to be overwhelmed with emotion
very hungry; starving; fawning; bowing and scraping; giving in; being dented
preliminary inspection; having a look in advance; preparatory read-through (e.g. of lesson notes); siding (on a house); clapboard
labour pains; labor pains; birth pains; contractions
to go into labor; to go into labour
division (distribution) of roles; role-sharing
disinfection; sterilization; sterilisation
love of cleanliness; liking to keep things clean; tidiness (of people); neatness
to become (a state, condition, etc.)
alcohol disinfection; disinfection with alcohol