ringleader; main culprit; main cause; source
with a clash; with a thud; unexpectedly (meeting someone); suddenly (ending); abruptly (coming to a halt)
body; torso; trunk; build; physique; health
to house; to contain; to carry (a baby); to be pregnant; (arch.) to give lodging to; (arch.) to accommodate
bodily; physical; corporeal; sexual; sensual; of the flesh
to make a decision; to draw a conclusion; to give a judgement; to hand down a verdict; to let go down; to lower; to do oneself
high-spec; highly competitive (on the dating scene, e.g. by having a high income, being good-looking); ticking all the boxes
monetary; financial; pecuniary
social; societal; societary
hack; untrained; incompetent; useless; quack (doctor)
child rearing; child raising; raising children; parenting
married couple; husband and wife; man and wife; his and hers; pair of objects, one larger (for man), one smaller (for woman)
to read a large number (of); to read widely; to read everything that one can lay one's hands on (usu. of specific type, genre)
to untie; to unfasten; to unsew; to unstitch; to solve; to work out; to dispel (misunderstanding, etc.)
sweet-smelling; fragrant; aromatic; good (reputation, condition, results, etc.); favorable
care; looking after; trouble; bother; good offices; recommendation
nursemaid; nanny; babysitter; child-minding; babysitting
to stick to; to cling to; to adhere to; to become intimate (of a man and woman); to get close; to get married
grown-up (manner, etc.); mature; adult
to burst into tears; to burst out crying; to begin to cry; to be moved to tears
another (person); the other person; one more (person)
softening; softening (of attitude); mollification; weakening (of the market); blanching (e.g. of vegetables; by depriving of light)
to be wrought up; to be on edge; to get irritated; to get excited (about); to be unsettled
usually; under usual circumstances
flesh; meat; flesh (of a fruit); pulp; the physical body (as opposed to the spirit); flesh; thickness
to soothe; to calm; to pacify
root (of a plant); root (of a tooth, hair, etc.); center (of a pimple, etc.); root (of all evil, etc.); source; one's true nature
black lustre; black luster
toy; (person or thing treated as a) plaything
illegal; illicit; unlawful
to build; to construct; to erect; to amass (e.g. fortune); to pile up