passion; enthusiasm; zeal
will; desire; ambition; urge (e.g. creative urge)
to contact; to get in touch with; to check in (with)
matter; thing; affair; circumstance
spurious article; forgery; counterfeit; imitation; sham
baby girl; primary schoolgirl
to let go of; to release; to part with (e.g. a possession); to relinquish; to send away (e.g. one's child); to let go
celebratory banquet; feast
neglect (dereliction) of duty; negligence
boo! (sound used to scare someone); ugh (dissatisfaction, aggravation); ulp (consternation)
frequency (of occurrence)
to become hollow (with age, illness, etc.); to be scrawny; to be thin
strangely; oddly; miraculously; mysteriously
at someone's (something's) mercy
nylon track suit (when worn as street fashion); rattle-rattle; rustle-rustle; whisper-whisper
jaw; chin; barb (of a fishhook)
of all (things, people, places, days, etc.)
(as alike as) two peas in a pod
hug; carrying in one's arms (a baby, pet, doll, etc.)
passage (of time); elapsing; progress; development; transit
to begin (doing); to start (doing)
if that's the case ...; if so ...; that being the case ...
cabriole leg (of a table, chair, etc.); stealthy footsteps; walking silently
withering; shrivelling; shrinking; atrophy; contraction
drop-by-drop; dripping; dribbling; incessantly (esp. speaking, e.g. complaints, compliments); in great profusion
friendship; fellowship; camaraderie
crushed flat; flattened; flat-chested girl; sound of a sticky rice cake sticking to something
How did you like ...?; How about ...?; What's going on?; How's it going?
cash; ready money; money on hand; mercenary; self-interested; calculating
regret; chagrin; mortification; freedom from obstructive thoughts
to go through; to suffer; to experience (something unpleasant)