to flatter; to curry favor with; to curry favour with; to flirt with (woman with a man); to make eyes at (a man)
snuggling; nuzzling; cuddling
perfunctory; apathetic; makeshift; slapdash; routine; usual
to stroke; to caress; to brush gently; to comb (hair); to smooth down
to get used to; to grow accustomed to; to become skilled in; to become experienced at; to become tame; to become domesticated
noisy; loud; annoying; troublesome; fussy; finicky
image; figure; figure; form; image
bugling (sound); honking; grumbling; complaining; car; automobile
to frolic about; to mess around
normal; ordinary; normally; ordinarily; local train; train that stops at every station
curiously; curiously enough; oddly enough; to the point of being mysterious; to the extent of being strange
how (beautiful, etc.); what a ...; nothing worth mentioning; nothing special; of what name
small child; pipsqueak; short person; midget; small animal; runt
author (usu. of a particular book); writer
no matter how you put it; whatever the circumstances may be; say what you like; no matter how you look at it
therefore; consequently; accordingly; for that reason
a lot; lots; enough; sufficient; enough; too many
one animal (small); (arch.) two-tan bolt of cloth
to be unable to let pass unnoticed; to be unable to be indifferent; to be unable to just watch (without doing anything)
lifeboat; friend in need; helping hand; timely help
to take out (e.g. garbage); to put out (e.g. dishes on table); to serve (e.g. meal); to get out (e.g. food from cupboard); to submit (e.g. ideas, opinions); to provide for
popular name; common name; given name
hair; fur; wool; down; plumage
and; thereupon; because of that
particularly; especially; in particular; expressly
to be decided; to be settled; to be unchanging; to be the same (as always); to be a fixed rule; to be destined; to be well executed (of a manoeuvre in a sport, game, etc.)
recently; lately; these days; nearest; closest
to reach the point that; to come to be that; to turn into
how; in what way; why; for what reason; cannot possibly; no way
to kick away; to kick off; to kick hard; to refuse curtly; to reject outright
to go out and away; to leave
to chase; to run after; to follow (a set order, a trend, etc.); to drive out; to get rid of; to drive (e.g. a herd)
to fall (over, down); to collapse; to be destroyed (in a collapse); to collapse; to be confined to bed (with an illness); to come down with; to die
piercing; shrill; noisy; loud; clamorous; wild
to make a sound; to give off a sound; to hear a sound
assimilation; absorption; adaptation; assimilation; anabolism; assimilation (phonology)
to break; to snap; to be injured; to wear out; to be worn out; to break; to burst
to mend; to patch up; to fix (hair, clothes, appearance, etc.); to adjust; to keep up appearances; to cover up (e.g. a mistake)
mouse; rat; dark gray; dark grey; slate (color, colour)
past; after; too (much); over- (e.g. eating)