wheedling child; spoiled child; pampered child; child who always demands attention
softly; gently; stealthily; secretly; to leave alone; to leave as it is
friendly; affable; amiable; sociable; loving company; (animals) taking kindly to people
good; OK; all right; fine; very well; will do
time (for, to do); time (to finish a race, lap, etc.); time-out; thyme
to cling to; to embrace; to throw one's arms around
expression; representation; description; representation (of a group)
that kind of; of the sort; of the kind; such
unofficial result; unrecognized result (esp. in sports)
formal; official; regular; proper; legal; due (formalities)
to mistake one thing for another; to mix up two things; to confuse two things; to misunderstand; to misapprehend
bow (weapon); archery; bow (for a violin, etc.)
meddling; meddlesomeness; nosiness; meddler; buttinsky; busybody
small; little; slight; below average (in degree, amount, etc.); low (e.g. sound); soft (e.g. voice)
debut; doing something for the first time; starting anew; starting afresh
quickly (esp. actions); suddenly (esp. wind, rain, etc.)
record; document; minutes; record (e.g. in sports); setting (a record); recording (a record high, etc.)
where ... is concerned; when it becomes; if it becomes
to hand over; to transfer; to give up (e.g. one's seat); to give way; to yield; to concede
to regard (as); to consider (to be); to deem; to look upon (as); to think of (as)
subtracting points; deducting points; points deducted
fault; defect; flaw; failure (in an examination); failing grade
amendment; correction; revision; modification; alteration; retouching
because of; owing to; due to
pretext; history; past; according to ...; ... says
measure; step; dealing with; medical treatment
to be reborn; to be reincarnated; to turn over a new leaf; to become a new person; to be reorganized; to be transformed
roundabout; indirect; circuitous; ignorant (of the world)
medicine; pharmaceuticals; efficacious chemical (gunpowder, pesticide, etc.); (pottery) glaze; (illegal) drug; narcotic
various; a variety of; all kinds of; many; diverse
to surge; to well up; to gush out
check; restraint; oppression; repression
not a chance; you wish!; that's not going to happen; that won't work
to make (someone) understand (a fault, mistake, etc.); to reason with; to advise; to try to persuade; to exhort; to admonish
ghost; specter; spectre; apparition; phantom
before one knows; before one becomes aware of; unnoticed; unawares
to creep up to; to approach stealthily; to steal up; to draw near unnoticed
just now; a moment ago; this very minute
absurd; unreasonable; rash; reckless; excessive; immoderate
to trick; to cheat; to deceive; to coax; to wheedle; to soothe