orphan; child left by the deceased; abandoned child
truth or falsehood; genuineness; authenticity; veracity
and so on; and so forth; et cetera; comment; criticism
dubious tale; cock-and-bull story; questionable information
to be playful; to gambol; to be amused (with something); to flirt with
to set one's hand to; to start work on; to embezzle; to use (money obtained in illegal fashion); to have sexual relations; to have an affair
to give birth; to bear (child); to lay (eggs); to produce; to yield; to give rise to
valid; proper; right; appropriate; reasonable
to lose sight of; to miss
I; me; self-centered man; egotistical man; pompous man
(around the) neck; nape; collar (at the front)
to loosen; to slacken; to relax (attention, efforts, etc.); to let down (one's guard); to relax (a rule); to ease (e.g. restrictions)
(as for (that)) thing; (given (that)) thing; matter; (it is a ...) thing; matter; fact
one round; one circuit; one revolution; one lap; one turn
tough; hard; determined; strong-minded; strong (e.g. sunlight, alcohol); severe
fall; sinking; surrender; capitulation
investigation; inspection; examination; tune; note; melody
to cut off; to lop off; to prune
displeasure; discomfort; unpleasantness; indisposition; ailment
coming alongside (a boat, pier, etc.)
rivalry (between two equally strong sides); struggle for supremacy; competing (with); vying (with); contending (with); being an equal match (for)
to overwhelm (e.g. an opponent); to overpower; to overwhelm (someone with emotion); to move; to intimidate; to frighten
opposition; resistance; antagonism; reverse; opposite; inverse
being reluctant to give out (pay, provide, etc.); giving out grudgingly
turmoil; chaos; confusion
else; in addition; on top of that; furthermore; further; besides
the point of ...; the place where ...; a place called ...; places known as ...; I would say ...; ... is how I'd put it
hardly any; almost nonexistent; very little
to step into (e.g. someone else's territory); to break into; to raid; to come to grips with; to get to the core of
to deceive; to delude; to trick; to be as ... as ... (e.g. "as bright as day", "as beautiful as a rose")
to be in a hurry; to be impatient; to be anxious (to do); to get a fright; to panic; to get flustered
enjoyable; fun; pleasant; happy; delightful
biting louse (any louse of order Mallophaga); small winged insect (esp. a flying ant or termite)
playing to the gallery; showing off; pretence; surface preparation (for painting, etc.); scraping a surface clean
metallic sound; metallic clank
there being no use in arguing (about it)