cities, towns and villages; municipalities
public relations; PR; publicity; publicizing
longtime best seller; product with steady sales over a long time
alternately; by turns; one after the other
around the world; throughout the world
to cuddle; to comfort; to rock; to soothe; to dandle; to humor
pillow talk; conversation in bed; bedtime story
humming a tune (while doing something else)
weird; eerie; ominous; creepy; uncanny; unearthly
all; altogether; entirely; exactly alike (e.g. in appearance); spitting image of; identical
to relax; to make oneself comfortable
moving forward (e.g. of a vehicle); onward movement; progress (of work, activities, etc.); advance; progression (of a disease, global warming, etc.); progression (e.g. chord progression)
endlessly; continuously; (going) on and on; meandering; winding; sinuous
reading (a book) out loud; reading (to children)
to pollute; to contaminate; to soil; to disgrace; to dishonour; to dishonor
trial product; prototype model
to run swiftly; to speed; to dash; to charge ahead (in pursuit of some goal); to push forward
mostly; ordinarily; probably; most; almost all; ordinary
satisfactory; decent; good; proper; respectable
to hear; to be told; to know; to receive (order); to undertake; to comply
suddenly and in a loud voice (e.g. sobbing)
to get excited; to get hyped up; to become happy; to get in a good mood
wooden building blocks; wooden bricks; playing with building blocks; piled timber; piling up wood
translation; deciphering; decoding; translation
bond (between people); (emotional) ties; bonds; tether; fetters
most suitable; optimum; optimal; best
to be intimate with; to befriend
as a child; when one was a child
to become familiar with and cherish; to get to know and love
congratulation; congratulations; celebration; congratulatory gift; present
love; affection; attachment; craving; agape; Ireland
one's own work; making by oneself; farming on one's own land; independent farmer
painter; artist; illustrator
to go mad; to lose one's mind; to get out of order; to go amiss; to go wrong (of a plan or expectation, etc.); to fall through
one copy (of a book, magazine, etc.); one volume
excited condition; excited state
attentive; cautious; careful; watchful
weak point; weakness; shortcoming; defect; flaw; sore spot