begging; pestering; pleading; coaxing
without cause; without reason
day after day; day by day
extortion; blackmail; shakedown; extortionist; blackmailer; racketeer
one day; all day (long); throughout the day; first day of the month
apiece; each; at a time; piecemeal
what is to be done?; what should (I) do?; what (am I) to do?
to become empty; to be emptied
snuggling; nuzzling; cuddling
to become attached (to); to take (to); to become affectionate (with); to be tamed
feeling of tension; air of tension; tension; nervousness
to follow; to come along with one; to accompany
wonderful; marvelous; strange; strangely enough; oddly enough; for some reason
leaving behind; desertion; abandonment
sports ground; sports oval
to follow; to come along with one; to accompany
quickly; at once; right away; hurriedly
suddenly; casually; accidentally; incidentally; unexpectedly; unintentionally
to misperceive visually; to misread; to mistake for something or somebody else
to go around; to return; to surround; to concern (usu. of disputes)
faint; indistinct; dim; (arch.) few; (arch.) a little
to be handed down; to be introduced; to be transmitted; to be circulated; to go along; to walk along
premises; grounds; campus; compound; precincts
to be caught; to be arrested; to hold on to; to grasp; to find (e.g. proof); to get (e.g. a taxi)
the trouble is that ...; the problem is that ...; unfortunately; annoyingly
loitering; hanging around; wandering around
to be called ...; to be referred to as ...
presumably; it seems that ...; I guess that ...; I suppose that ...; one could infer that ...
I'm told; is what I heard; is how it is, apparently; is what they said
to some extent; to a certain extent
circumstances; conditions; situation; reasons; state of affairs
end; conclusion; last; final; no sooner than; once
leaving somebody behind; abandoning someone; marooning someone
lie; fib; mistake; error; unwise move; bad decision
negative aspect; downside; disadvantage
appeal (e.g. to public opinion); plea; appeal (e.g. sex appeal); attractiveness; appeal (e.g. in baseball); emphasizing (strong points, etc.)
criticism; blame; censure; attack; reproach
to talk about; to speak of; to recite; to chant; to indicate; to show
matter; affair; counter for (received) emails, text messages, voicemail messages, etc.; counter for accounts (on a website, email service, etc.)