hug; carrying in one's arms (a baby, pet, doll, etc.)
to beg; to pester; to plead; to coax; to hound; to importune
sly; cunning; sneaky; crafty; unfair; dishonest
you (plural); all of you; you all
to imitate; to follow; to emulate
uh-huh; mm-hmm; with a moan; with a groan
to spout out; to spurt out; to sprout; to bud; to burst into laughter; to blow (smoke, etc.)
to dig up; to unearth; to uncover
to crunch; to masticate; to simplify; to explain plainly
one act (play, etc.); scene; event
with a friendly grin; smilingly
to listen attentively to; to be lost in
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
exactly; precisely; just; as if; as though; quite
to work (for); to be employed (at); to serve (as); to act (as); to conduct a religious service
to get used to; to become accustomed to; to be at home (on the stage)
skillful; skilful; adroit; clever; shrewd; ingenious
(I) will; (I) shall; let's; (I) wonder (if); might it be (that); hey
(inflected) end of a word; end of a sentence
to frolic about; to mess around
coming; going; being (somewhere); come; go; stay
to withdraw from (a deal); to wash one's hands of; to lead by the hand
to push into; to cram into; to stuff into; to break in; to burgle; to burglarize
vast; extensive; immense; huge; large; grand
institution; establishment; facility; home (for elderly, orphans, etc.)
repeatedly; over and over again; several layers deep; layer upon layer; row upon row
courtyard; quadrangle; middle court
interrogative sentence-ending particle expressing doubt
to be ready; to be prepared; to be in order; to be put in order; to be adjusted; to be regulated
to be added to; to be appended; to join in (e.g. a group of friends); to participate; to increase (e.g. heat); to gain in (e.g. influence)
to polish up (on); to refine; to hone; to polish (by rubbing)
this world; earthly world; secular society; ordinary world; everyday life; workaday world
otherworldliness; detachment from the real world; lack of worldly sense
if anything; if pushed I'd say; if I had to say
ordinary; common; commonplace; mediocre; unremarkable; undistinguished
to approach; to draw near
difficult to ...; hard to ...
beautiful face; good looks; beauty
friendly; affable; amiable; sociable; loving company; (animals) taking kindly to men