to hug (someone) tight; to embrace; to give (someone) a tight hug; to cuddle
of course; certainly; naturally
feeling guilty; having a guilty conscience; having qualms about
tidying up; clearing up; cleaning up; clearing away; putting in order
to take (someone) out (for a walk, to lunch, etc.); to entice out; to lure away
to imitate; to copy; to mock; to trace; to forge
patrolling; one's rounds; inspection tour; watchman; patrolman
cry (e.g. of a baby); sob; whine; tearful voice; weepy voice
not knowing what's what; being unable to make heads or tails
the person concerned; the person in question; the said person
along (a wall, river, railroad tracks, etc.); alongside; following
to make merry; to be festive
to gouge; to hollow out; to greatly perturb; to cause emotional pain; to get to the bottom of things; to relentlessly bring the truth to light
care (e.g. medical); attention; nursing; kea (Nestor notabilis)
to take on; to undertake; to take over; to inherit; to guarantee; to vouch for
after a long time; for the first time in a while
sound sleep; good sleep; quiet sleep
periodic; regular; routine
veteran (in a particular field); person with a lot of experience; old hand
succeeding; following; trailing; next
about when; about what time; how soon
several hours; a few hours
counting backwards; calculating backwards; inverse operation
terrific; staggering; tremendous; frightful; ghastly; horrific
direct selling; direct sales
electronic book; e-book; electronic banking; electron beam; exchangeable bond
to be caught in; to be stuck in; to stop by; to drop in for a short visit; to get mixed up in (trouble); to get entangled in (a problem); to fall for (a trick)
farm (livestock); stock farm; ranch; pasture; meadow; grazing land
item; heading; category; headword (in a dictionary, encyclopedia, etc.); entry
buying (in large quantities); (wholesale) purchase; buying in; (one's) usual (store, supplier, etc.); regular; favourite (brand, shop, etc.)
to suffice; to serve the purpose; to be satisfied
dissemination; scattering; sprinkling; spraying
development; growth; progress; development; expansion (of a typhoon, low-pressure area, etc.); developmental disability
to abate; to decrease; to diminish; to shorten
growth; breeding; growing up (in, as); upbringing
to dilute; to water down; to thin; to soften (e.g. a statement, impression, etc.); to weaken (e.g. an effect); to tone down
to have a limit; to go too far (e.g. of a joke)
traction; towing; hauling; driving (e.g. economic growth)
to be hard (to do); to be difficult; to require much effort; to be laborious; to be backbreaking; to have trouble (doing)