knee; lap; knee and thigh (while sitting)
above; up; top; summit; surface; before; previous
to hold in one's arms (e.g. a baby); to embrace; to have sex with; to make love to; to sit on (eggs); to brood
(kicking and) struggling; wriggling; floundering; to get into a panic; to make a fuss; to make a scene
to struggle; to writhe; to wriggle; to act frantically; to make desperate efforts
bad feeling; feeling bad; disagreeable; unpleasant; revolting; gross
transformation; abnormality; sexual perversion; pervert; metamorphosis; transformation
nothing new; same as always; an old story; nothing new about it; not the first time it has happened
actually; really; truly; in practice; practically
fast; quick; early (in the day, etc.); premature; (too) soon; not yet
to stand up; to get up; to rise; to recover; to take action; to start; to make the initial charge
to ascertain; to check; to make sure
to turn over; to turn around; to change (one's mind); to reverse (one's decision); to fly (flag, etc.); to wave (skirt, cape, etc.)
to begin to walk; to set out
to be attached; to be connected with; to remain imprinted; to scar; to bear (fruit, interest, etc.); to be acquired (of a habit, ability, etc.); to increase (of strength, etc.)
thereupon; shortly thereafter
preparation; arrangements; provision; getting ready; laying out (e.g. a meal)
mouthful; morsel; gulp; sip; one word; in short
as one would expect; just as you'd expect (from); still; all the same; even ... (e.g. "even a genius")
first generation; founder
free range breeding; pasturing; grazing; letting run free (dog, child, etc.)
layman (esp. as opposed to a Buddhist monk); laity; local manners; modern customs; common; popular
but then; although; though; reasonable; natural; just
to settle (in a place); to settle down
claim; insistence; assertion; advocacy; emphasis; contention
impudence; audacity; shamelessness; effrontery
height; acme; extremity; end; limit
king; queen; monarch; the Crown (as a focus of authority in the UK, etc.); the throne
territory; dominion; grounds (e.g. school)
to be awarded (e.g. a prize); to be given an award; to be gifted or endowed (e.g. with a talent); to be blessed (e.g. with a child); to be initiated (e.g. into a secret)
to borrow; to have a loan; to rent; to hire
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
classification; categorization; sorting
waist; waistline; waist measurement
mostly; nearly; practically; well-nigh; almost invariably; all but
scale (of fish, snake, etc.); serif (on kana or kanji (e.g. in Mincho font))
flame; blaze; flames (of intense emotion, e.g. love, jealousy, anger); passion
considerably; fairly; quite
race; tribe; species; genus; stellar population (i.e. population I, II and III)
eccentric; oddball; character; weirdo