to flatter; to curry favor with; to curry favour with; to flirt with (woman with a man); to make eyes at (a man)
snuggling; nuzzling; cuddling
perfunctory; apathetic; makeshift; slapdash; routine; usual
to stroke; to caress; to brush gently; to comb (hair); to smooth down
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it,...; I mean
to move; to stir; to operate; to run; to make a move; to take action; to be touched
to get used to; to grow accustomed to; to become skilled in; to become experienced at; to become tame; to become domesticated
noisy; loud; annoying; troublesome; fussy; finicky
unreasonable; irrational; outrageous; absurd
betterment; improvement; kaizen (Japanese business philosophy of continuous improvement)
bugling (sound); honking; grumbling; complaining; car; automobile
name; given name; first name
how (beautiful, etc.); what a ...; nothing worth mentioning; nothing special; of what name
small child; pipsqueak; short person; midget; small animal; runt
author (usu. of a particular book); writer
no matter how you put it; whatever the circumstances may be; say what you like; no matter how you look at it
hobby; pastime; tastes; preference; liking
popular name; common name; given name
and; thereupon; because of that
particularly; especially; in particular; expressly
to attach; to join; to furnish (a house with); to wear; to put on; to keep a diary; to make an entry
recently; lately; these days; nearest; closest
to hang up (e.g. a coat, a picture on the wall); to let hang; to put on (e.g. a blanket); to put on top of; to put on (glasses, etc.); to wear (a necklace, etc.); to make (a call)
to approach; to draw near; to gather (in one place); to come together; to stop by (while on one's way to another place); to drop by; to grow old
I see; that's right; indeed
to mind (negative nuance); to care about; to worry; to pay undue (amount of) attention to (something)
to save; to rescue; to help; to assist; to support (financially); to contribute (to)
(for something) to have occurred; to have done (something); (for something) to happen on occasion
in this way; thus; such; uh...
to give birth; to bear (child); to lay (eggs); to produce; to yield; to give rise to
to be raised (e.g. child); to be brought up; to grow (up)
duty; obligation; responsibility
pride; boast; credit (to)
he; she; that person; (arch.) you
language; dialect; word; phrase; speech; (manner of) speaking
to respond; to answer; to meet (e.g. demands, expectations); to affect; to take a toll; to strike home
to want; to wish for; to request; to demand; to seek; to search for