to hug (someone) tight; to embrace; to give (someone) a tight hug; to cuddle
contrary to expectations; or so we thought, but ...
surprise; astonishment; wonder; amazement
to live up to expectations; to meet expectations
unsightly; ungraceful; clumsy; awkward; unpresentable; unshapely
uprooting; pulling up (a plant) by the roots; eradicating; rooting out; all (destroyed, stolen, etc.); completely
servile; subservient; obsequious; slavish; self-abasing; grovelling
correction; revision; amendment
to hesitate to say; to mumble; to hem and haw; to falter
being very active; being very useful; playing a very active part; making a spectacular showing; great efforts; splendid work
to begin to strike; to kick out; to forcefully expel; to hammer (pattern, etc.) into metal
to take upon oneself; to volunteer; to undertake; to offer (to do)
to picture; to come into one's mind; to remember
to jest; to joke; to play the fool; to act indecently; to be silly over
(not) so; (not) particularly; (not) very; (not) that much
quiet (place); still; silent; inconspicuously; modestly; quietly
to be erected; to be built
to creep in; to steal in; to sneak in
to lie in wait (for); to be on the watch (for); to wait (for); to watch (for)
first floor; ground floor; one floor; one storey; one rank
to pierce; to go through; to remove (partitions between rooms); to knock (e.g. two rooms) into one; to carry out (to completion)
atrium; well (in building); blow-by; blow-bye; drafty; draughty
hole; hole; cup; (electron) hole
to wear (clothes) stylishly; to dress oneself stylishly
(incoming) attack; raid; invasion; assault
by nature; naturally; by birth; since birth; in one's (entire) life
embodiment; manifestation; materialization; materialisation; expression; indication
to receive favor; to receive assistance; to receive help; to be looked after; to be taken care of; to become dependent (on)
representation; agency; proxy; proxy; agent; representative
tension; strain; tensions (between countries, groups, etc.); tonus; muscle tone
fierce battle; hard-fought battle; hot contest; severe fight
to look after; to take care of; to be put in charge of; to be given responsibility for; to withhold (an announcement); to reserve (judgment)
to be responsible for; to bear the responsibility of
dissipation; prodigality; debauchery
to divide; to separate; to partition; to punctuate; to mark off (with a comma); to insert pauses (between words or phrases when reading aloud)
to send; to forward; to hand over (e.g. money); indicates that the action is directed towards the speaker; indicates that the object of an action arrives at or is received by the speaker
(brute) force; using all one's might
accomplice; conspirator; cohort