currying favour; being anxious to please; bootlicker
courtyard; quadrangle; middle court
wood; woods; forest; bunch (of something); cluster; line
training; drill; practice; practising; discipline
day and night; around the clock; always; constantly
to think of; to come up with
practice; training; drill; (an) exercise; workout
reasonably; fairly; hurriedly; in a rush; approximately; about
to be helpful; to be useful
(right at the) side; just beside
to grant (request, wish); to answer (prayer); to fulfill (conditions); to meet (requirements)
desire; wish; request; entreaty; prayer; (written) application
old tale; folk tale; legend; reminiscence
to have an idea; to have a clue
forcibly; against one's will
to be helpful; to be dependable; to stand by (someone)
selfish; egoist; (arch.) self-indulgent; (arch.) wilful; (arch.) willful
for a short while; for a brief period; soon; in a short while
good-natured person; good person; (one's) lover; boyfriend; girlfriend
to express (orally); to put into words; to say out loud
tough; hard; determined; strong-minded; strong (e.g. sunlight, alcohol); severe
thrust; charge; digging into (a matter); depth; straight man (of a comedy duo); quip; jab
going along with a joke, etc. at the beginning then pointing out its ridiculousness
pensive (or worried) look on one's face
lying face down; upside down; prone
degree; extent; (health) condition; state of health; adjustment; moderation; addition and subtraction
strongly; violently; quickly; suddenly
diagonally upward; (going in a) completely unexpected direction (of a story, result, etc.)
to give birth; to bear (child); to lay (eggs); to produce; to yield; to give rise to
to collect oneself; to cool off; to recover oneself
deadly serious; deadly earnest
to become attached (to); to take (to); to become affectionate (with); to be tamed
as ... as one can; as ... as possible; as much as possible
return gift; return favour (favor); revenge; change (in a cash transaction)
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
carefree; optimistic; careless; reckless; heedless; happy-go-lucky
tensely; tightly; erectly; intuitively; instinctively; with a burst
pretty; lovely; clean; clear; completely; entirely
proposal; offer; request; application
to draw close to; to edge up to; to snuggle up to; to nestle close to; to cuddle with; to draw closer to