to pretend to be tough; to put on a brave front; to whistle in the dark; to bluff
needle; pin; hook; stinger; thorn; hand (e.g. clock, etc.); pointer
to move; to shift; to inspire; to rouse; to change; to alter; to operate
stuffed toy; stuffed animal; plush toy; soft toy; cuddly toy
to beg; to pester; to plead; to coax; to hound; to importune
protegee; someone who one considers as a younger sister
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
training; drill; practice; practising; discipline
to pile up; to stack; to load (car, ship, etc.); to pack; to acquire; to accumulate
finally; at last; barely; narrowly; gradually; little by little
satisfaction; contentment; sufficient; satisfactory; satisfying (an equation)
level; standard; level (amount or quantity); level (plane); level (instrument); spirit level
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
technology; engineering; technique; skill; art; craft
using freely; making full use of; having a good command of; working (someone) hard; driving (someone) on
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen; to come about
like; similar to; (I) think (that); (I) have a feeling (that); feels like; feels similar to
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
outside; exterior; the open (air); other place; somewhere else
to leave; to exit; to leave (on a journey); to depart; to move forward; to come to; to get to
luxurious; magnificent; extravagant; sumptuous
to wind; to coil; to envelope; to shroud; to outflank; to skirt
now; the present time; just now; another; more
to stretch; to extend; to straighten out; to be flattened; to spread (of paint, cream, etc.); to stretch out (e.g. of a hand); to extend
leaving (on, open, unfinished, etc.); (doing) continuously; constantly; keep ...-ing
originally; from the start; from the beginning; none the worse (for); (coming out) even; in the same position (as before)
curl; curly hair; ringlet
to starve; to be famished; to be hungry; to be starved of (e.g. love); to be thirsty for (e.g. knowledge); to be hungry for
blond hair; blonde hair; golden hair
long (distance, length); long (time); protracted; prolonged
to grow long (e.g. hair, nails); to lengthen; to extend; to reach out; to hold out; to straighten; to smooth out
lying down and getting up; waking; getting up; living (with); staying (with)
to put in order; to arrange; to get ready; to prepare; to adjust; to regulate (e.g. rhythm, tune, one's breathing)
leaving as is; leaving alone; leaving unattended; neglecting; abandoning
gravity; gravitation; gravitational pull
to go against; to oppose; to disobey; to defy
to sleep (lying down); to go to bed; to lie in bed; to lie down; to sleep (with someone, i.e. have intercourse); to lie flat (e.g. of hair); to lie idle (of funds, stock, etc.)
to wind (of a road, river, etc.); to meander; to twist; to undulate; to surge; to swell
to finish; to stop; to close (a business, etc.); to close down; to put away; to put back
outward appearance; apparent