to hold in one's arms (e.g. a baby); to embrace; to have sex with; to make love to; to sit on (eggs); to brood
to be imminent; to loom; to be approaching; to be impending
to make merry; to be festive
while it may be true that; just because; nevertheless; not necessarily
first term; first half-year; preceding period; early period
thick; dense; rich (as in taste or content); crowded
to give up all thoughts of; to abandon; to despair of; to make up one's mind; to take a momentous decision
to spread out; to lay out; to take a position; to impose widely (e.g. over a city)
alert status; emergency alert
not only ... but also; in addition to; consequently
arrangement; preparations; search (by police)
seeing off and meeting on return
it's no big deal; it's no problem; it's nothing to worry about; safe (and sound); all right
heart; guts; nerve; central part
receiving; welcoming; going to meet; final call; call of fate; approach of death
being resented (by someone one holds resentment towards); thinking ill of a person based on a misunderstanding; unjustified resentment caused by a misunderstanding; responding to kindness with resentment
to light (a candle, lamp, etc.); to turn on (a light)
to detain; to check; to restrain
monolith; large slab of rock
looks; countenance; facial features; physiognomy
to take (someone) with one; to bring along; to go with; to be accompanied by
closing; closure; shutdown; lockout
companion; company; tritagonist
to bend; to curve; to turn; to be awry; to be askew
anguished; distressed; worried; horny
line; stripe; line (e.g. telephone line); wire; ray (e.g. X-ray); beam; line (e.g. of a railroad)
to throw down; to throw out; to abandon; to resign; to give freely; to give generously
cancelling (a debt); forgiving (a debt); being even; forgetting (what was said or done); pretending (something never happened)
just (now); quite (near); unintentionally; subconsciously
to hang; to droop; to give (e.g. lesson, instruction, scolding) (to someone of lower status); to confer; to drip; to ooze; to leave behind (at death)
advertising the excellence of one's wares; boasting; self-advertisement; statement of the virtues of a medicine; description of the virtues of a drug
to get angry; to take offense; to take offence; to be furious
rich (taste); full-bodied (flavour, flavor); mellow; laid-back (lifestyle); relaxed; comfortable
each individual; each person
to be packed (with); to be full (space, schedule, etc.); to be blocked (road, pipe, nose, etc.); to be clogged; to shorten (width, interval, etc.); to shrink (shirt, word form, etc.); to be at a loss
to crowd; to flock; to swarm
to raise (esp. overhead); to brandish (e.g. sword); to flourish; to wield (e.g. power, authority); to proclaim one's principles