…comfort a sick or injured person, especially a child, by kissing the sore or injured part of their body as a gesture of removing pain…
…would find it wiser to do something; ought to do something…
…the good side of a person’s character; their capacity for tolerance, generosity, or sympathy…
…used to emphasize the importance or desirability of the quality or thing specified…
…(often of something immaterial) win an advantage over (someone); defeat or outwit…
…a cold-war slogan claiming that the prospect of nuclear war is preferable to that of a communist society (or vice versa)…
…it’s wiser to be cautious than to be hasty or rash and so do something you may later regret…
…contrary to what one believes to be wise or sensible…
…it’s easier to stop something from happening in the first place than to repair the damage after it has happened…
…it’s helpful to have the advice or opinion of a second person…
…it is better to avoid a dangerous situation than to confront it…
…it is better to accept less than one wants or expects than to have nothing at all…
…welcome or pleasing, even if other circumstances might be better…
