to bite into; to sink one's teeth into; to stick to; to cling to; to hold on to
(not) ever; (not) by any means; (not) in the least; (not) in any way; (not) at all
expression of love; showing love
for (e.g. "she dances well for an eight-year old"); considering it's (something or someone)
peculiarity; uniqueness; characteristic
forcibly; against one's will
to tear off; to peel off; to rip off; to strip off; to skin; to flay
opposition; resistance; insubordination; defiance; hostility; rebellion
to slap; to strike; to spank
loose; lenient; lax; gentle (curve, slope, etc.); slow; weak; soft
state; condition; situation; appearance; circumstances
gazing at; staring at fixedly; eyeballing; glaring; giving a hard look
commuting to school; school commute
what the?; what's going on?; what's this?
to resemble; to look like; to be like; to be alike; to be similar; to take after
atavism; throwback; reappearance of an earlier characteristic; skipping a generation; reversion to ancestral type
plain; frank; candid; open; direct; straightforward
easy; simple; simple (way of thinking, etc.); simple-minded; soft; lax
to get over a bad mood; to get back in a good mood; to brighten up; to recover one's temper; to feel oneself again
to deem acceptable; to approve of; to value; to consider a good thing
to gather; to collect; to assemble
jostling; being jostled; being mobbed; crumpling
to push aside; to push one's way through
center; centre; middle; -centered; -centred; -focused
emphatically (bite, gulp, chew, etc.)
breaking up (e.g. meeting); dispersing (e.g. crowd); dissolving (company, organization, etc.); liquidating; dissolving (diet, parliament, etc.)
to use as an intermediary; to mediate; to assist; to worry; to mind; to care
being irresistible; being furiously vigorous; being intensely forceful
activity (esp. energetic); great efforts; conspicuous service; to flourish; to participate actively; to play an active role
by means of; due to; because of; according to
to fall (e.g. blossoms, leaves); to scatter; to be dispersed; to disappear; to dissolve; to spread
dissatisfied-looking; looking discontented
even so; all the same; nevertheless; yes, but ...
to be truant; to slack off; to play hooky; to skip school; to cut class; to skip out
on closer reflection; on second thought; come to think of it; actually