to be affectionate to; to treat tenderly; to show favouritism to; to be partial to; to fondle; to caress
division of work; sharing out the work; splitting into groups (e.g. to search for someone); separating into parties
to find out; to discover; to locate
to twist someone's arm and throw them to the ground; to hold (someone) down by twisting their arm; to wrestle (someone) to the floor; to force (someone) to yield (e.g. an argument); to make (someone) surrender
to investigate thoroughly; to research thoroughly; to master; to understand completely
to ride on a person's shoulders; to be carried on a person's back; to rely on; to depend on
to carry (a child) on one's back
highish; somewhat high; on the high side; somewhat expensive; comparatively expensive; on the expensive side
four-legged; four-footed; (four-legged) animal; beast
like that; that way; thus
the more one looks (at it) the more ...
to excite; to incite; to stimulate; to arouse; to tempt; to stir up
shape decomposition; gestaltzerfall
being very active; being very useful; playing a very active part; making a spectacular showing; great efforts; splendid work
heigh-ho; heave-ho; hold on!; just a minute; la-la
shout (of encouragement, etc.); yell (used to time or encourage activity, e.g. "Heave ho!")
very; extremely; like the devil; as a demon
to grow horns; to sprout horns; to become angry; to become jealous
end; verge; extremity; miss; failure; blank (e.g. lottery ticket)
all right; very well; there, there; patting (e.g. a child on the head); stroking
cry (e.g. of a baby); sob; whine; tearful voice; weepy voice
affection (esp. parental); love; fondness
research material; experimental material
for some reason or other; somehow or other; by some chance
to spread its roots (of a tree, etc.); to take root (of an ideology, etc.); to put down roots; to settle down (in a place)
breeding; propagation; reproduction; multiplication; increase
close thicket; dense forest; jungle; Amazon (online retailer)
to become clear (water, air, etc.); to become transparent; to resonate clearly (e.g. voice); to become serene; to become tranquil; to pronounce as an unvoiced sound
complete picture; panorama; what it all adds up to; bird's eye view; all-embracing portrait; overall perspective
to ward off; to brush away; to fling off; to drive away
itemization (of expenses); the items; breakdown; classification
the point of ...; the place where ...; a place called ...; places known as ...; I would say ...; ... is how I'd put it
summarization; summary; generalization; review (by labour or political movements of past activities, results, etc.)
rich (flavor, color, etc.); strong (e.g. odor); probable; (very) likely; passionate; sensuous
personal affairs; private matter; personal secret; privacy
to place persons opposite; to come face to face with; to compare (with); to check (against); to match
stinging hair (of a nettle, caterpillar, etc.)
personality; character; personal appearance; gentility
totally willing; fully motivated
to make a copy (of); to copy (down); to transcribe; to reproduce; to trace
newspaper; paper; counter for newspapers