for a short while; for a while; for some time; for the time being
to swell; to rise; to bulge; to rouse; to get excited
child rearing; child raising; raising children; parenting
common sense; good sense; common knowledge; general knowledge; common practice; accepted practice
by nature; naturally; by birth; innately; congenitally
cowardice; timidity; bashfulness
to pay (e.g. money, bill); to brush off; to wipe away; to drive away (e.g. one's competitors); to sell off (something unneeded); to dispose of; to pay (e.g. attention)
spinning mill; cotton mill
when one was a very young child; very early in one's life
with a bang bang (sound of a hammer or gunfire); at a mad pace (spend money, work); with great vigor
to put on weight; to gain weight; to grow fat; to get stout
mass; mass (media, production, etc.); masturbation
little-known good place; good out-of-the-way place; well-kept secret place; hole-in-the-wall
it is, isn't it?; I know, right?; innit?
be absorbed in deep thought; be sunk in thought
attention; notice; care; caution; advice; warning
to incline; to lean; to devote oneself to; to concentrate on; to ruin; to squander
number of words a person speaks; number of dependents; number of mouths to feed; number of shares, items, applications, etc.
to lessen; to decrease; to diminish
sometimes; occasionally; at times; seasonal; of the season; appropriate (for the season or occasion)
one's heart; one's feelings; one's inner thoughts; one's mind
suddenly; abruptly; deliberately; slowly; gently
true character; true form; true colors (colours); consciousness; one's senses
establishing; proving; ascertaining; identifying; confirming
nature; spontaneity; natural airhead
big leakage; uncontained leak
the problem (at issue); the point at issue; problematic issue; problem
prank; practical joke; horseplay; mischievous trick
mischief; prank; pastime; hobby; playing with (a lighter, etc.); fooling around with
new rice; first rice crop of the year; novice; beginner; newcomer
beginning; start; first (in line, etc.); origin; such as ...; not to mention ...
vacantly; blankly; openmouthed; with one's mouth wide-open; with a whack; with a thump
structure; construction; arrangement; plan; plot; contrivance
form (as opposed to substance); formality; method; system; format; mode