patting; stroking; caressing
to spin; to make yarn; to spin (a tale); to assemble (e.g. words); to put together
nothing but; none other than
good thing; strong point; good family; prestigious school; the right moment; utter
deep inside; innermost place
head (of a household, etc.); leader; owner; proprietor; subject (of a rumour, etc.); doer (of a deed); guardian spirit (e.g. long-resident beast, usu. with mystical powers)
stimulation (e.g. of an economy); revitalization (e.g. of a town); rejuvenation; activation
evacuation; emission (e.g. of CO2, etc.); ejection
breeding; multiplication; increase; propagation; reproduction
to tease; to irritate; to tantalize; to keep (someone) in suspense
climax; peak; zenith; apex
to run (up hill, stairs, etc.)
to fall in love (with); to love
to celebrate; to congratulate; to present (a gift) in celebration; to drink in celebration; to wish for (a happy future, good fortune, etc.); to pray for
angrily; in a huff; high on marijuana; tender (to chew)
fierce (fight, competition, etc.); severe; hot; hard; bitter; keen
compound; composite; doubles (tennis, badminton, etc.); place bet (in horse racing, etc.); show bet
at first; at the outset; to begin with; as a first step
to carry off; to run away with; to sweep away; to take entirely for oneself; to monopolize
to erase; to drown out (e.g. a voice); to make disappear
clothes; female genitals; vagina; calf; last (on the list); (at the) bottom
here and there; in places
to get torn; to tear; to rip; to be broken off (of negotiations, etc.); to break down; to collapse
to have much trouble; to have a hard time; to not know how to handle
worn-out; ragged; crumbling; dry and crumbly; falling (in drops or clumps); scattering
fighting spirit; (will to) fight
pure; innocent; naive; unspoilt; pure-hearted; ingenuous
good thing; nice thing; good excuse; good grounds; interjection used to impress an idea or to urge a response
to think of; to hit upon; to come into one's mind; to remember; to recall
to compromise; to meet halfway; to step up to; to walk up to; to approach
outward appearance; apparent
to bite into (e.g. rope into skin); to cut into; to eat into; to encroach; to be wedged (i.e. underwear pulled from the back, driving it between the buttocks)
to crush (with one's hands); to kill a proposal; to shelve; to table (remove from consideration)
to rewrite; to overwrite; to renew; to transfer
brittle; fragile; weak; tender-hearted; sentimental; easily moved
lightning; electric illumination; light from an electric source
defeat; loss; failing to live up to (one's name, looks, etc.); discount; loss (on a sale)