operation; functioning; running
Alice band; (horseshoe-shaped) headband (worn over the forehead); hairband
memories; recollections; reminiscence
pleasant; agreeable; comfortable; refreshing
depending on; dependent on
trick; trap; stratagem; intraoperative; during surgery
to fit; to get into; to be fit for (a job, etc.); to be suited for; to fall into; to plunge into
misdeed; wrongdoing; wickedness
oh; right; I see; OK; gotcha
dad; daddy; papa; sugar daddy
to tire of; to lose interest in; to be too much for one; to find unmanageable; to be beyond one's control; to not know what to do with
complete stranger; total stranger
related (by blood); blood-related; of the same blood
tool; implement; means; furniture
monologue; soliloquy; talking to oneself
to collect one's thoughts; to gather one's thoughts; to put one's ideas in order
way of talking; speaking style
even if not; even without
bond (between people); (emotional) ties; bonds; tether; fetters
to remember; to recall; to call to mind; to imagine; to picture in one's mind; to visualize
to stick (into); to pierce; to enter at full speed; to hit (e.g. the catcher's mitt) at speed
lineage; pedigree; family line; birth
to stare in wonder; to be amazed
to hide; to keep to oneself
that child; that kid; that boy; (arch.) you
behaving outrageously as though there were no one around; acting without consideration for others; arrogance; audacity; insolence
inside out; upside down; flip side; opposite; contrary
society; public; community; social studies
closing; closure; shutdown; lockout
parent; parents; dealer; banker; founder; inventor; (pet) owner
rail (track); (curtain) rail; track (for a sliding door); groundwork; spadework
to fit the mold; to fit the mould; to be standard; to be customary; to be unoriginal; to be stale
to that extent; to that degree; so much; so
in that way; like that; that way
husband; groom; (one's) son-in-law
to form; to make; to build up (e.g. a fortune); to create; to accomplish; to achieve; to change (into)
still; even now; to this day
to shake one's head (in disagreement); to disagree; to refuse; to say no; to turn down (a request)
will; resolution; kindness; goodwill; gift (as a token of gratitude)
to desire; to want; to expect (of someone); to hope for; to see; to command (a view of)
all pain, no gain; doing no good and a lot of harm; having no redeeming features; being a complete disadvantage; (lit.) a hundred harms and not a single gain
easily mixed up (e.g. similar words); easily mistaken; confusing; misleading; equivocal; ambiguous