treating someone like a child
to be angry; to resent; to be enraged; to be indignant
necessary; needed; essential; necessity; need; requirement
to like; to prefer; to be pleased by
natural; reasonable; obvious; usual; common; ordinary
particularly; especially; in particular; expressly
no matter how you put it; whatever the circumstances may be; say what you like; no matter how you look at it
to hang; to droop; to give (e.g. lesson, instruction, scolding) (to someone of lower status); to confer; to drip; to ooze; to leave behind (at death)
ear; hearing; ear (for music, etc.); edge; crust; ear (of a pot, jug, etc.)
lovely; sweet; pretty; cute; adorable
to turn over; to turn (pages); to leaf through (a book, etc.); to tear off; to strip off; to take off
inside; interior; inner part
small; fine; minute; minor; trivial; sensitive
check (pattern); plaid; check; inspection; check (mark); tick; checking (something) out
pattern; design; body build; figure; essential qualities; character
feel; touch; manner (towards others); most impressive part; best part; beginning
lightly (floating, drifting, etc.); buoyantly; soft; fluffy; unsteadily; flightily
rubbing cheeks together (as a display of affection); pressing cheeks together
soft; tender; gentle; mild; light (topic, book, etc.); informal
that way; that direction; there; that (one); you; your family
men and women; man and woman; both sexes; both genders
to ask; to inquire; to blame (someone) for; to accuse of; to care about; to regard as important
happiness; well-being; joy; welfare; blessedness
wish; desire; request; prayer
while; during; while; although; all; both
to hug (someone) tight; to embrace; to give (someone) a tight hug; to cuddle
and the like; such as; or something; something like; I hear that ...; people say that ...
hmm; well ...; humph; roughly; harshly; violently
is that so?; I see; right; oh
such; that sort of; that kind of; no way!; never!
to be popular; to come into fashion; to be prevalent; to spread widely (e.g. disease); to flourish; to thrive
endorsing and questioning the preceding statement; lamenting reflections on the preceding statement
feel; touch; texture; manner (with others)
bad; poor; poor (quality); inferior; evil; sinful; ugly
consideration (for); thoughtfulness; solicitude; care; watchfulness; concern
without a doubt; completely; something out of the question; something outrageous; being utterly inferior; being helpless
to be able to do; to be possible; to be good at; to do well; to come into existence; to form; to be made
bedside; near one's pillow
to desire; to wish; to beg; to request; to have something done for oneself
younger brother; little brother; brother-in-law (spouse's younger brother or younger sister's husband); (arch.) pupil; (arch.) apprentice
than; rather than; instead of; from; out of; except
height (of a person); stature
mixed with; mingled with; interspersed with; dashed with; sprinkled with