favorite; favourite; pet (e.g. teacher's pet); bookmark (in a web browser)
irregular (schedule, service, etc.); indeterminate (length of time); staggered (payments)
to keep in contact (e.g. by phone, mail, etc.); to keep in touch
argument; discussion; dispute; controversy
arm; automated retroactive minimal moderation; ARMM
one's future; one's fate; prospects; one's way; one's path
flaring up; burning hotly; flying into a rage; losing one's cool; opening suddenly and widely (e.g. eyes, mouth); (arch.) acting resolutely
button (clothing); push-button; button
painful; heartrending; trying; oppressive; suffocating; miserable
to play (games, sports); to enjoy oneself; to mess about (with alcohol, gambling, philandery, etc.); to be idle; to do nothing; to meet up (with friends); to hang out
since when; from when; how long
to cut one's way through; to fight one's way through (the enemy); to get over; to come through; to overcome (a difficulty)
trivia; snippet of knowledge
cost price; purchase price; cost; production cost; manufacturing cost; prime cost
blunder; fault; error; mistake; failure; disgrace
just like; (virtually) no different from; (almost) the same as; as good as (e.g. dead, settled)
to be scared (of); to be frightened (by); to be intimidated (by)
to keep watching; to continue looking at; to gaze at
to succeed; to relieve; to take the place of; to substitute for; to be exchanged; to change (places with)
small change; pocket change; coins; small sum of money
something; some kind of; for some reason
to beg; to pester; to plead; to coax; to hound; to importune
time (three times, each time, etc.); times
play; recreation; playing (a sport); play; playing (a musical instrument); musical performance; play (theatrical performance)
to shift; to move; to slide; to move (an appointment, meeting, etc.); to bring forward; to put back
tag; label; game of tag; tag-team match; working together as a team
to be caught in; to be stuck in; to stop by; to drop in for a short visit; to get mixed up in (trouble); to get entangled in (a problem); to fall for (a trick)
to badger; to pester; to beg
straightforwardly; readily; without hesitation
to smell; to smell of; to have a smell
blushing; getting red in the face; embarrassment
lonely (e.g. person, feeling); lonesome; desolate; deserted; sad; lacking
to be contrary; to run counter (to); to conflict (with); to disagree (with)
to forget oneself; to lose control of oneself
fan; enthusiast; lover (of); (electric) fan
motionlessly (e.g. stand, wait); (be) still; fixedly (e.g. gaze, stare); intently (e.g. listen, think); patiently (e.g. endure); stoically
tightly (hold, squeeze, etc.); firmly; forcefully (e.g. push); hard
to hug (someone) tight; to embrace; to give (someone) a tight hug; to cuddle