to conceal one's true nature or feelings; to feign friendliness; to play the hypocrite
to poke (repeatedly, lightly); to nudge; to peck at (one's food); to pick at; to peck at (someone's faults, etc.); to egg on
rich (in flavor, color, smell, etc.); thick; very likely; highly possible; passionate; hot
to train; to teach; to acquire (information); to learn; to stock; to stock up on
journal; magazine; periodical
to be placed on; to be set on; to be piled on; to appear (in print); to be mentioned; to be recorded
to write; to compose; to pen; to draw; to paint
to succeed; to relieve; to take the place of; to substitute for; to be exchanged; to change (places with)
appeal (e.g. to public opinion); plea; appeal (e.g. sex appeal); attractiveness; appeal (e.g. in baseball); emphasizing (strong points, etc.)
to have meaning; to be meaningful
frustrated (over a failure, humiliation or injustice); annoyed; chagrined; (bitterly) disappointed; bitter; vexed
to destroy; to demolish; to disturb; to put into disorder; to relax (one's pose); to make oneself at ease; to break (a bill)
to put into the mouth; to eat
to produce (e.g. movie, play, show, event, musical recording, etc.); to design (e.g. new commercial product, restaurant concept, etc.); to create; production; creation; design
hard-to-do; difficult; tough; awkward; tricky
stubborn; obstinate; pigheaded
usual; normal; everyday; usually; normally; generally
childish; child-like; immature; infantile
way of talking; speaking style
old friend; familiar face
direction; orientation; bearing; course (e.g. of action)
effort; exertion; endeavour; endeavor; hard work; striving
heart and soul; all one's heart; all one's energy
to pour (into); to sprinkle on (from above); to water (e.g. plants); to shed (tears); to concentrate one's energy (strength, attention, etc.) on; to devote to; to flow into (e.g. of a river)
activity (esp. energetic); great efforts; conspicuous service; to flourish; to participate actively; to play an active role
greed; craving; desire; appetite; hunger; avarice
pride; self-confidence; thinking highly of oneself; being proud of one's abilities or achievements
to give birth; to bear (child); to lay (eggs); to produce; to yield; to give rise to
something or other; one thing or another; this or that
good thing; nice thing; good excuse; good grounds; interjection used to impress an idea or to urge a response
guest; visitor; customer; client; shopper
to take good care of; to treasure; to value; to hold dear; to prize; to cherish
plan; device; idea; design; contrivance; conception
many; much; majority (of); greater part (of); mostly; mainly
to get; to secure; to learn; to master; to complete
just barely; only just; at the very limit; at the last moment
swing; shake; appearance; behaviour; pretence (pretense); show; going to restaurant, hotel etc. without a reservation or introduction
indescribable; having no way to express
to accept (e.g. an explanation); to be satisfied (with); to assent (to)
to get on (train, plane, bus, ship, etc.); to get in; to get on (e.g. a footstool); to step on; to reach; to go over; to follow
to increase; to add to; to augment
independence; self-reliance; independence (e.g. of a nation); freedom; separation; isolation