to beg; to pester; to plead; to coax; to hound; to importune
candidate; contender; prospect; candidacy; candidature; nomination
easy; trifling; harmless; nothing of the sort; not at all
to surpass; to outstrip; to excel
store interior; inside of a shop
freebie (e.g. with a purchase); something additional; price reduction; discount; exaggeration
recommendation; advice; suggestion; encouragement
(sleeping) peacefully; quietly; soundly
inquiry; enquiry; investigation; (police) interview; questioning (e.g. witness, suspect); hearing
heated argument; heated discussion; heated debate
to blink (one's eyes); to wink; to bat; to twinkle (e.g. stars); to flicker; to waver
smallness; small item; short month (i.e. having fewer than 31 days); elementary school; smaller (of two things, places, etc. with the same name); inferior; younger (of two people with the same name)
migratory bird; bird of passage
repair; mending; fixing; servicing
soft; software; soft hat; felt hat; soft serve ice cream; softball
firmly; absolutely; flatly; by far; far and away; by a long shot
(on a) closer look; closer scrutiny; second look
square measure; size (e.g. of land); area; surface
proposal; offer; request; application
to withdraw; to abandon (e.g. a lawsuit)
sincere; earnest; serious
carpet; rug; mat, mattress, quilt etc. spread out on the floor (or ground) and used to sit or sleep on; spread; (cloth) cover
to cross one's mind; to occur to one; to flash into one's head
makings (of); aptitude; talent; nature; character; temperament
to be in the firing line; to bear the brunt of (an attack, criticism, etc.); to face (e.g. questioning)
to push away; to thrust aside; to detach oneself from; to keep away from; to act coldly; to do without emotion
to tower over the surroundings
to shrink; to contract; to diminish (in size)
to feel gloomy; to have doubts (e.g. about the future); to be at a loss (e.g. over what to do)
to complain; to make a complaint
iron rod; iron bar; iron club; horizontal bar (gymnastics)
pull-up (exercise); chin-up; chinning; suspension; dangling; hanging
to exchange glances; to correspond; to counterbalance