wistful; desirous of; hungry-looking; greedy-looking
to beg; to request; to beseech; to implore; to entreat
leaving out; omitting; skipping; (beating) in succession; in a row
self-centeredness; selfishness; egotism; egocentricity
(doing something) in tears
with a tap; with a knock; smoothly (proceed); without a hitch; even; equal
intimacy; friendship; familiarity
to ascend; to go up; to ascend (as a natural process, e.g. the Sun); to rise; to go to (the capital); to be promoted; to add up to
verbal promise; one's word
to deceive; to delude; to trick; to be as ... as ... (e.g. "as bright as day", "as beautiful as a rose")
measuring container; measure; box (seating at a theatre, etc.); square on a grid; cell of a grid; square bearing block (at the top of a pillar)
wooden building blocks; wooden bricks; playing with building blocks; piled timber; piling up wood
identifiable; personalized
echo; reverberation; response; reaction; repercussions
os uteri; cervical os; orifice of the uterus
to shake; to jolt; to rock (cradle); to blackmail; to extort; to shake down
exercise; physical training; appeal; campaign; motion; movement
to suck (or draw) out; to aspirate
to swell; to expand; to inflate; to bulge
to have a catch; to have an ulterior motive; to be more (to something)
as a child; when one was a child; childhood
to become misty; to become hazy
small room; closet; cubicle; booth; stall
expedition; (military) campaign; tour (by a sports team, performer, etc.); visit
thickness; profundity; depth
distance; journey; itinerary; path (e.g. to one's goal); way; process
waste of time; killing time
bothersome; tiresome; bother to do
mostly; nearly; practically; well-nigh; almost invariably; all but
to indicate; to show; to point to
to read and understand; to subject to close analysis; to read deeply; to decipher; to decode
not bad; not half bad; pretty good
to interlace; to fit together; to combine; to mingle
conjecture; guesswork; guess
essence; quintessence; spirit; soul; heart; pith
carelessly; inattentively
terrific; staggering; tremendous; frightful; ghastly; horrific