practical; useful; utilitarian; pragmatic
grateful; thankful; welcome; appreciated; evoking gratitude
return; comeback; reinstatement; carriage return; CR
holding (a conference, exhibition, etc.); opening; hosting (e.g. the Olympics)
to fear; to doubt; to have misgivings about; to worry about; to be anxious about; to be apprehensive about
open; public; overt; free; unreserved; uninhibited
oh!; ah!; oh dear!; good grief!; dear me!; thank God!
same; similar; (just) like; equal
to exchange glances; to look at each other; to postpone; to put off; to contrast; to compare
the scruff or nape of the neck
to stop walking; to pause
naughty; mischievous; rascal; naughty kid
with a whiff; with a puff; suddenly; abruptly; without warning
to behave well (of a child)
great; excellent; very troublesome; awful; tiring; tough
slim; slender; lithe; smoothly; without resistance; without trouble
tummy; tumtum; bang-bang; pop-pop; without reservation; unreservedly
divorce; dissolution of adoption
married couple; husband and wife; man and wife; his and hers; pair of objects, one larger (for man), one smaller (for woman)
on the occasion of; circumstances; juncture
ex-husband; former husband
hateful; abominable; poor-looking; amazing; fantastic; admirable
reproachful; hateful; bitter
to say no more; to sink into silence
to be anxious or concerned about; to ponder (anxiously); to fear; to investigate; to consider; to plan
gradually (progressing); steadily; slowly; seeping out (sweat, tears, etc.)
to penetrate; to pervade; to spread
to spoil; to break; to go bad; to go wrong; to fail
soft; fragile; weak; poorly built; insubstantial
proof; testimony; demonstration; verification; certification
just before one's eyes; in one's presence; personally
to become fraught with emotion
to swell; to rise; to bulge; to rouse; to get excited
friendly chat; pleasant chat; lighthearted talk; friendly conversation
performance (at a party or banquet, etc.); side show; entertainment
announcement; presentation; demonstration; displaying; showing; introducing
party in full swing; party at its peak
to adhere to; to stick to; to keep close to; to go along with; to get involved with; to be thick with
striding; swaggering; strutting; lording it over others; acting as though one owns the place; throwing one's weight around
at the same time as; while; as well as (multiple roles)
piling up; accumulating; forming a (huge) pile; lying in piles
subject; theme; homework; assignment; task; challenge
abdomen; belly; womb; one's mind; one's real intentions; courage; nerve