to love; to cherish; to show favouritism to; to be partial to; to fondle; to caress
to raise; to bring up; to rear; to cultivate; to foster; to nurture
destroying; annihilating; eradicating
thoughtlessly; rashly; unwisely; halfway; half-done; incomplete
to fall ill; to suffer from (e.g. a disease); to have something wrong with (e.g. an inner organ)
impressions; thoughts; feelings; opinions
once in a while; occasionally; seldom; at long intervals
to leave a trail; to leave traces; to have a lasting effect
to stand, walk, etc. shoulder-to-shoulder; to be on a par with
extraction; abstraction; selection (from a group); sampling
state of a country (population, resources, etc.); condition of a country; strength of a country
to invest in; to sink money into; to put into; to lay out (funds); to inject; to impregnate
temporary name; provisional name
feel (of a material); texture
orderly; regular; systematic; well-organized; well-organised; trim
online shopping; internet shopping
stool (stood on to reach high objects); small stepladder; (fig.) stepping stone
exhibition hall (room, area)
refined; genteel; graceful; decent
unhurriedly; leisurely; slowly; relaxedly; taking one's time
not covered (by); not subject (to)
firmly; absolutely; flatly; by far; far and away; by a long shot
wife; bride; (one's) daughter-in-law
to walk (a bicycle, scooter, etc.); to push; to wheel
to tickle; to tickle (one's curiosity, vanity, etc.); to arouse; to make laugh; to amuse
judging from; on the basis of; from the point of view of
inside (a refrigerator, warehouse, etc.)
best one could ask for; just what one wants; welcome (news); heaven-sent
to coil around (of a child or animal); to grab (usu. out of playfulness or affection); to cling
a particular; a certain; that kind of; such a
to finish reading; to read through
preliminary arrangements; spade work
manly; masculine; like a man