parent; parents; dealer (in cards, mahjong, etc.); banker; founder; inventor; (pet) owner
the front; honesty; uprightness; decency; normality
child rearing; child raising; raising children; parenting
straight (ahead); direct; upright; straightforward; honest; frank
to be raised (e.g. child); to be brought up; to grow (up)
satisfactory; decent; good; proper; worthy
circumstances; conditions; situation; reasons; state of affairs
to arrive at (e.g. a decision); to reach (a stage); to lead to (a place); to get to; in the extreme case of; (arch.) to come
leader; authority; mainstay
to give birth; to bear (child); to lay (eggs); to produce; to yield; to give rise to
education; schooling; training; culture; cultivation; education
to rot; to go bad; to corrode; to weather; to become useless; to blunt; to become depraved
both are bad; neither is good; one's as bad as the other; both are to blame; six of one, half a dozen of the other
shabby; mean; sorry; dingy
to protect (someone); to look after (e.g. an injured leg); to defend; to cover for; to stand up for; to stick up for
intent to kill; intent to murder; urge to kill; murderous impulse
uncool; unsophisticated; unfashionable; out of fashion; tacky
something; something or other; so-and-so; somehow; anyhow; one way or another
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
rest period; intermission; break time; recess
to talk; to speak; to tell; to explain; to speak (a language)
(for something) to have occurred; to have done (something); (for something) to happen on occasion
handshake; reconciliation; joining hands; cooperation
unexpected; unforeseen; inconceivable
almost every day; almost daily
small; little; slight; below average (in degree, amount, etc.); low (e.g. sound); soft (e.g. voice)
punch (with the fist); punching (a hole); hole punch; punch (drink); punch (in a song, speech, etc.); impact
to adhere to; to stick to; to keep close to; to go along with; to get involved with; to be thick with
to attach; to join; to furnish (a house with); to wear; to put on; to keep a diary; to make an entry
memento (esp. of a deceased person); keepsake; heirloom; remembrance; souvenir
be supposed or expected to (do); be sure to (do); ought to (do)
enjoyment; pleasure; diversion; anticipation; looking forward to
giving and taking; exchange (of letters); arguing back and forth; (conversational) exchange
in the end; at the end of the day
whether or not (in phrases like "I don't know whether or not I can come")
work; operation; manufacturing; fatigue duty
appearing together; co-acting; co-starring
(bringing to a) perfect end; (rounding off with a) crowning achievement; successful conclusion; triumphant finish