patting; stroking; caressing
spring; springtime; New Year; prime (of life); height (of one's prosperity); adolescence
biggest; greatest; largest; maximum
to worry about what lies ahead (based on the current situation); to look bleak (for the future); to not bode well
and; or; and the like; and so forth; and what not
love; affection; attachment; craving; agape; Ireland
mother; mom; wife; you (of an elderly person older than the speaker); she
another person; other people; unrelated person (i.e. not related by blood); outsider; stranger
unreliable; uncertain; indefinite; unclear
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
humour; humor; safety; health; in a good mood; in high spirits
slim; slender; lithe; smoothly; without resistance; without trouble
exceedingly; extremely; exceptionally; unexpectedly
medicine; drug; chemical agent (e.g. pesticide, bleach, lubricant); chemical
influence; clout; leverage
top; top position; senior management; senior bureaucrat; home page (of a website)
baron; Irish cobbler (variety of potato)
column; beam; girder; digit; decade; order of magnitude
numeral; digit; figure; number; a few characters
real experience; actual observations
zealous; enthusiastic; ardent; fervent; keen; eager
sympathy; empathy; response; identification (with someone)
disquieting; threatening; turbulent; restless; unsettled; disturbing
happiness; well-being; joy; welfare; blessedness
(not) ever; (not) by any means; (not) in the least; (not) in any way; (not) at all
rule; reign; peaceful times
criticism; judgement; judgment; comment
strictly; severely; rigidly
to be careful; to be discreet; to do in moderation; to refrain (from overdoing); to be purified; to be chaste
beautiful face; beautiful looks; beauty; belle; handsome man
to swear; to vow; to take an oath; to pledge
to anyone; to everyone; by anyone; by everyone; in everyone; in anyone
military man; warrior; soldier
obsession; fixation; complaining; criticizing; speciality (e.g. of a restaurant)
to tie up in a bundle (e.g. straw, hair, bills, letters); to bundle; to govern; to manage; to fold (one's arms); to put together (one's hands)
correct answer; right solution; correct interpretation; right decision; right choice; appropriate judgement
to swell (out); to expand; to be inflated; to get cross; to get sulky; to pout