opening fully; full throttle; full power
difficult problem; challenge
to hit (e.g. one's head); to strike; to throw (e.g. a ball, a question, a demand); to express; to vent (e.g. one's anger)
getting closer; drawing nearer; being not much different; being near (age, skill, etc.); becoming close (i.e. friendly); becoming intimate
to become attached (to); to take (to); to become affectionate (with); to be tamed
for some reason or other; somehow; whatsitsname; what-you-call-it; and so on; and you know the rest
lightly (floating, drifting, etc.); buoyantly; soft; fluffy; unsteadily; flightily
with a pitter-patter; choked up (with emotion); heart-wringing; momentary tightening of one's chest caused by powerful feelings (e.g. parting with a loved one)
(animal) feed; fodder; pet food; bait; lure; enticement
to give (esp. to someone of lower status); to bestow; to provide; to afford; to assign; to cause
pudding (esp. custard); black hair dyed blond but where the roots have again turned black
tag (children's game); tig
to spin; to make yarn; to spin (a tale); to assemble (e.g. words); to put together
(one) leaf; (one) petal; piece (of paper); flake (of snow)
(arch.) word; waka (classic Japanese poem, esp. a tanka)
missing (of a person); lost; unaccounted for; whereabouts unknown
transmitter; homing device
to draw close to; to edge up to; to snuggle up to; to nestle close to; to cuddle with; to draw closer to
cry (esp. animal); roar; chirp; tweet; bark; whine
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
declaration of war; proclamation of war
some nerve (as in 'you must have some nerve to ...')
to become a (bad) habit; to get accustomed to
thinly; slightly; vaguely; a little
to rub on; to rub against; to wipe on; to lay the blame on
to cross over (e.g. mountain); to go across; to get over (e.g. hardship); to pass time (e.g. a winter); to surpass; to be better than; to move house
itching to do something; impatient; sorely tempted; eager
such a stupid ...; what a crazy ...; no way!; what nonsense!; how can that be?
ought to have been; was ... right?; to do for (inferiors)
to beg; to pester; to plead; to coax; to hound; to importune
greedy; grasping; tightfisted; predatory (e.g. business); calculating; avaricious
the point of ...; the place where ...; a place called ...; places known as ...; I would say ...; ... is how I'd put it