par (in golf); equivalence; face value; parity
to lend an ear; to hearken; to give an ear to; to listen carefully
breeding; raising; rearing
to love; to cherish; to show favouritism to; to be partial to; to fondle; to caress
friendly; affable; amiable; sociable; loving company; (animals) taking kindly to men
to pay no attention to (while listening); to take no notice of; to ignore; to let go in one ear and out the other
festival; feast; harassment by an Internet pitchfork mob; online shaming; galore (as in "goals galore"); frenzy
smacking one's lips (over food)
at that time; in those days
crying hard; crying one's eyes out; loud crying; wailing; profuse weeping
getting deeply involved; going deeply into; going too far (into something)
to speak frankly; to speak unreservedly; to open up to each other; to talk candidly; to speak by laying everything on the table; to talk straight from the gut
surreptitious glance; looking furtively
payback; tit for tat; retaliation; doing over again; redoing
to become serious; to take something seriously (joke, teasing); to become irritated or angry (usu. at something trivial); to get worked up
anticlimax; let-down; disappointment; loss of interest
to become stronger; to grow in intensity; to grow violent; to invite contributions, etc.; to solicit help, participation, etc.; to recruit (e.g. soldiers)
long time; long interval; for quite some time
elopement; running away with a lover
to be found; to be discovered
to satisfy the requirements
to cause a person trouble
to disrupt; to ruin; to hinder; to thwart
playing at (something); game of make-believe; something done together
sympathy; compassion; pity
to be perfectly clear (water, air, etc.); to clear up
to lull (a child) to sleep; to put a person to sleep
nursemaid; nanny; babysitter; child-minding; babysitting
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
to reheat; to steam over; to bring up again (a problem that has been dealt with); to take up again; to drag up
opposite effect; adverse effect; backfiring
to get complicated; to grow worse; to turn sour
coercion; overpowering; to overpower; to overawe; to daunt
body; group; party; gang; troupe; troop
to poke (repeatedly, lightly); to nudge; to peck at (one's food); to pick at; to peck at (someone's faults, etc.); to egg on
nasal mucus; dripping nose; snot