mischief; (child's) prank; (extramarital) affair
composition (of painting); structural outline; compositional arrangement
all right; very well; there, there; patting (e.g. a child on the head); stroking
hanging around; wandering around (aimlessly); moving around (restlessly); running around
to shut; to close; to block (a street, entrance, etc.); to shut in (with snow, ice, etc.); to shut off; to consume (with negative feelings)
to respect; to honor; to honour; to esteem; to prize
sound of something small rolling once (often into a hole); easily; suddenly; completely (e.g. forgetting); utterly; disappointing; curling up into the fetal position
binge eating; stress eating
dozing off in the middle of doing something (esp. in an online chat or during an online game); becoming inactive due to falling asleep
misdeed; wrongdoing; wickedness
master and servant; lord and retainer; employer and employee
similar but different; alike only in appearance; falsely similar; spurious; sham; pseudo-
regret; remorse; repentance; contrition
to pay attention (to); to be considerate (of); to be thoughtful (of); to show concern (for); to take care; to be careful
to make a slip of the tongue; to say something inadvertently; to blurt out without thinking
to make one's rounds; to patrol
to confess; to speak out; to disclose; to tell
to be fragrant; to smell (good); to stink; to smell (bad); to glow; to be bright
investigation; inspection; examination; tune; note; melody
too much for one to handle; beyond one's capacity; unmanageable; uncontrollable; incorrigible; obstreperous
to comb down; to smooth down
harmless (remark, topic, etc.); inoffensive; safe; bland; neutral (attitude); noncommittal (reply)
to charge; to lunge; to flare up (at someone); to turn on (someone); to collide with; to bump into
admission (to a school or university); entrance; enrolment; enrollment; matriculation
established practice; custom
distrust; unjust suspicion
to take the middle (between the two); to split the difference
first thing after rising; as soon as getting up
to gain the understanding (of); to obtain consent (from)
carrying (an infant, etc.) horizontally in one's arms; cradling; holding under one's arm
maneuver (usu. of military force); manoeuvre; mobile; nimble; agile
to lead; to take the lead (in doing something); to precede; to go before; to die before (esp. one's spouse, parents, etc.); to be a prerequisite
to be lit (e.g. candle, lamp, light bulb); to be lighted; to be burning
without a moment's delay; leaving everything else unattended to
group; flock; crowd; wide expanse (of flowers)
present continuous tense; present progressive form; ongoing; (currently) active; currently in progress