blinding someone's eyes (to make an escape); smoke screen; distraction; magic (trick); sleight of hand
Eh?; What?; Come on!; Damn!
teasing; banter; ribbing; jest; making fun (of); poking fun (at)
parent; parents; dealer; banker; founder; inventor; (pet) owner
lightly (floating, drifting, etc.); buoyantly; soft; fluffy; unsteadily; flightily
bow-wow; woof; wah-wah; bawling; clamouring; clamoring
eating with one's fingers; snitching food; snatched food; embezzlement; misappropriation; flirting
to put on weight; to gain weight; to grow fat; to get stout
cross-examination; close questioning; demanding an explanation
appeal; entreaty; request
one's appearance; clothing; costume; dress
to be blown off; to be blown away; to disappear; to vanish; to rush; to hurry
point in common; common feature
to occur to; to remind of; to come to mind
willingly; voluntarily; of one's own accord
near the mark; pretty close; not a bad guess
to start to say; to attempt to say; to be about to say; to speak to; to address
to take a bath; to have a bath; to take a shower
as a child; when one was a child
gradually; by degrees; little by little; steps; stairs; staircase
to cling to; to depend on; to embrace; to hug
to shine; to glitter; to be bright
publicity; advertisement; advertising; propaganda
rare; uncommon; unusual; rare; lightly cooked
completely ordinary; plain; commonplace; everyday
to grant; to give; to confer; to teach; to instruct; to impart (knowledge)
something thrown in (with a purchase); something extra; (giving a) discount; price reduction; addition; embellishment (e.g. to a story)
distinction; differentiation; discrimination; discrimination (against people)
canvasser; traveling salesman; travelling salesman; door-to-door solicitor
aggressive; pushy; in-your-face
without hesitation; with great optimism; (pushing or pulling) strongly; (drinking) heavily
spreading around (news, rumor, etc.); making widely known; making public; publicizing; proclaiming
to advance on; to close in; to march on; to descend on (the enemy); to move towards; to surge forward (crowd, wave of nostalgia, wave, etc.)
moving from place to place; being passed around repeatedly; rolling about
troublesome; annoying; complicated
desire for improvement (in social standing, etc.); ambition to rise in the world
sense of duty; sense of purpose; vocation
story; tale; narrative; account; fable; legend
bold move (in sumo, judo, etc.); daring move; powerful technique
to accomplish; to achieve; to complete; to carry out; to carry through