to urge; to encourage; to press; to stimulate (e.g. growth); to hasten (e.g. development); to quicken
to be kind to; to treat kindly
chattering; talk; idle talk; chatty; talkative; chatterbox
skillful; skilled; proficient; flattery
skillful; skilful; adroit; clever; shrewd; ingenious
pride (in one's achievements, possessions, etc.); self-praise; boast
correction; revision; amendment
end (e.g. of street); tip; beginning; start; odds and ends; scrap
to bend; to curve; to bend (the truth); to falsify; to corrupt; to sully
to hurt one's feelings; to rub someone the wrong way
(laughing) foolishly; (smiling) thoughtlessly; indiscreetly (talking); carelessly (speaking); thin (paper, cloth, etc.); flimsy
(physical) form; shape; visage; (facial) features; form (as opposed to substance); manner (of action); (resultant) state
another person; other people; unrelated person (i.e. not related by blood); outsider; stranger
something; something or other; so-and-so; somehow (handling, dealing with something); anyhow; one way or another
(find) common (meeting) ground
incomprehensible; nonsensical; puzzling; I don't get it; I'm confused; I'm lost
to hold in one's arms (e.g. a baby); to embrace; to have sex with; to make love to; to sit on (eggs); to brood
clearly; plainly; distinctly; decisively; flatly; definitely
to cling to; to embrace; to throw one's arms around
pure; true; genuine; unmixed
to be full of (e.g. adventure, youth, energy); to be overflowing with
query; interrogation; enquiry; question; inquiry
with a start; with a jump
weakly; helplessly; weak; flimsy; easy to bend
to crumble down; to tumble down; to fall in
splint; brace; epithesis; splice; support (e.g. for a plant); prop
to look downwards (at); to lower one's gaze; to drop one's eyes
to go to bed; to be sick in bed; to be laid up
posture; position; stance
to break; to be broken; to be folded; to give in; to back down; to turn (a corner)
never mind that; don't worry about that; listen up
misunderstanding; mistaken idea; wrong guess
to say previously unspoken thoughts; to start saying; to court someone
all; completely; totally; entirely; thoroughly
to come near; to let someone approach; to bring near; to bring together; to deliver (opinion, news, etc.); to send (e.g. a letter); to let someone drop by
whole life; a lifetime; all through life; (the only, the greatest, etc.) of one's life
very; extremely; extreme; excessive; splendid; impressive
to match (rhythm, speed, etc.); to join together; to unite; to face; to be opposite (someone); to compare; to check with