to curry favour; to butter up; to fawn over; to humour someone (humor); to put in a good mood (e.g. a baby)
geometric progression; proliferation; multiplying like rats
suffering; distress; hardship; trial
stain; blot; flaw; disgrace
walrus (Odobenus rosmarus)
Steller sea lion (Eumetopias jubatus); northern sea lion
leaping over multiple steps in stairs (e.g. when in a hurry)
sharp (blade, image, mind, etc.); sharp; number sign; hash sign; mechanical pencil
crossing; intersection; (genetic) crossing over
to kill; to choke the life out of
owner; proprietor; possessor (e.g. of talent, beauty, etc.)
to run swiftly; to dash; to rush; to race
lapis lazuli; lapis lazuli (color); beryl; mall blue passerine bird (esp. the blue-and-white flycatcher and the Siberian blue robin, but also the red-flanked bluetail); glass
to take a breath; to take a short rest
curious onlookers; rubbernecks
hippopotamus (Hippopotamus amphibius)
log; dace (Tribolodon hakonensis)
to play with (a toy, one's hair, etc.); to fiddle with; to toy with (one's emotions, etc.); to trifle with; to do with something as one pleases; to appreciate
to understand; to appreciate; to interpret
again (and again); once again; yet again
merry voices (e.g. of children playing)
marathon; long-distance race
to have one's knees be about to give way
loss; feeling of loss; Los Angeles
starting to work in a shop; joining a shop as an employee; going inside a shop; opening up a shop (in a building, etc.)
first year of high school; first-year high school student
very fast; in a twinkle; before one's eyes
to lose strength; to become weak; to wither; to droop; to feel demotivated; to lose interest
clever; intelligent; well-behaved (esp. children and pets); obedient; (arch.) good (with words)
one's star; one's fortune or destiny
to be enthralled by; to be disguised as
near one's knee; (by) one's side; (at) one's hand; place under the protection (of one's parents, etc.); (under) the care (of); territory of a powerful person
big man; large man; tall man; giant