to rub on; to rub against; to lay the blame on; to strike (a match)
no matter how you put it; whatever the circumstances may be; say what you like; no matter how you look at it
corruption; immorality; lapse from virtue; fall from virtue
-ical; -ive; -like; -ish; (something) like; along the lines of
rubbing cheeks together (as a display of affection); pressing cheeks together
stern; grim; rough; rugged; forbidding; overbearing
still; even now; to this day
in proportion to; just as much as
lovely; dear; beloved; pitiable; pathetic; piteous
to be sticky; to be stringy; to be glutinous
to drool; to dribble; to slobber
to pull (the puppet) strings; to direct things from behind the scenes; to stretch out (and keep going); to linger on
one after another; in rapid succession
to overflow from something full
to sniffle; to snuffle; to sob
not less than; ... and over; beyond (e.g. one's expectations); above; above-mentioned; aforementioned
anywhere; for all time; through thick and thin; come hell or high water; persistently; stubbornly
to stir up; to poke (the fire); to beat (an egg); to arouse (interest, feelings, etc.); to stir; to stoke
to scratch; to perspire; to shovel; to paddle
to be mixed; to be blended with; to associate with; to mingle with; to join
salty; calculating; stingy; scowling; grimacing; hoarse
slovenly; loose; sluttish; slatternly; untidy; undisciplined
gasping; puffing; wheezing; asthma
every last one; one and all; from A to Z; as soon as; right after; no sooner (than)
thickly; viscously; sleepily; drowsily; dozing off
to dribble; to spill; to suspend; to hang down; to slouch
to corner; to drive to the wall; to run down; to track down; to chase after
time (three times, each time, etc.); times
to be dyed; to be tainted; to be infected; to be stained
to be dazzled by; to be dizzied by; to be lost in (greed, lust, etc.); (arch.) to become dark
to urge; to encourage; to press; to stimulate (e.g. growth); to hasten (e.g. development); to quicken
part; portion; amount; worth (as in "two days' worth"); one's means; one's place; one's duty
to use up (all one's strength, ideas, etc.); to exert oneself; to do one's best
to rise (steeply); to tower; to soar
to pat (e.g. dog); to rub; to stroke; to fondle
spine; line of the backbone; seam down the back (of clothing)
to run up (a hill, stairs etc.); to dash up; to rush up
to get a lump in one's throat; to overflow with feelings; to be overwhelmed with emotion
pardon; forgiveness; exemption; permission
to thrust (something) into (something); to cram; to plunge into; to charge into; to delve into (a matter); to go into depth; to press (someone) about
most of all; extremely; supremely
self-conceit; self-satisfaction; self-righteousness; self-importance; complacency
insertion; incorporation; infixing