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to curry favour; to butter up; to fawn over; to humour someone (humor); to put in a good mood (e.g. a baby)

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to have a lewd look on one's face; to ogle

2

inability to discriminate; lack of judgment; being reckless; lack of regard for others

1

handsome man

1

tunnel; (mining) gallery; level; shaft; pit

1

fast approach; quick intimacy

1

a drop in the bucket; a drop in the ocean; pointless exercise; waste of time; (something that is) too little, too late; (lit.) (pouring) water on a hot stone

2

shooting down (an aircraft)

2

one of these days; someday; one day

1

moral support; emotional support; spiritual support

3

to end one's life; to commit suicide; to end a life; to kill

2

to introduce; to compare; to check; to adjust; to pull into place

1

near; close; beside; attendant; retainer; vassal

2

sparks

2

sharp (eyes, ears, etc.); keen; acute; sharp-witted; shrewd; clever

1

child; boy; (arch.) I; (arch.) me

1

induced explosion; secondary explosion

1

having no choice; at a loss for what to do; at one's wits' end; helpless; powerless

1

disastrous scene; terrible spectacle

2

aerial bombing

1

to cross the ocean (i.e. to go to or come from overseas)

1

(small crunchy) dried sardines

6

sweetness; sugary taste; sweets; dessert; charm; appeal

1

routine; routine duties; routine work; routine

1

to lose (through death; e.g. a wife, child)

3

to get dark; to grow dark; to end (of a day, year, season, etc.); to come to an end; to be sunk in (e.g. despair); to be lost in (e.g. thought)

1

to soothe one's soul; to raise one's spirits

1

artificial leg

1

inveiglement; cajolement; wheedling; enticement

1

exploitation; bleeding dry; squeezing dry; milking (e.g. a cow's teat); extracting (a liquid) through squeezing

1

extravagance; luxury

1

wise; sagacious; intelligent; sensible

1

to take possession of (forcibly); to take over (a company, account, etc.); to capture (a castle, enemy position, etc.); to hijack (a plane, ship, etc.)

1

suffering; distress; hardship; trial

2

salvation of one's country

1

to resonate emotionally (with one); to strike a chord in one's heart

1

to dream (of)

1

to give one's life (e.g. in battle); to devote one's life (e.g. to a cause)

1

loyalty; faithfulness

1

very thin; flimsy; cheap; shallow

1

life story; personal narrative; story of one's life

1

first love; puppy love

2

great person; distinguished person; outstanding figure; giant; person of high caliber

1

timid; fainthearted; weak-willed

1

spindly; weak; gangly

2

gentle breeze; soft wind; breath of air; zephyr

2

to settle down; to stay (for good); to stay long; to stay on

1

best; ideal; perfect

2

cheek

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reference; consultation

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