as hoped for; as expected
grant; allowance; endowment; bestowal; assignment; conferment
all right; very well; there, there; patting (e.g. a child on the head); stroking
to keep (a pet or other animal); to have; to own; to raise; to rear; to feed
cavity; hollow; cave; hollow
dwelling; house; home; den (of criminals, demons, etc.); nest
(small crunchy) dried sardines
thin; skinny; delicate; fragile; feeble
grief; sorrow; extreme sadness; heartbreak
everything; anything; nothing
one (esp. of two); the other; on the one hand; on the other hand; whereas; although
origin; source; basis; base; cause; (raw) material; ingredient
muzzling (someone); gagging; forcing (someone) to keep quiet (about something); silencing (someone); killing (someone) to prevent them from revealing something
to bury (e.g. in the ground); to fill up (e.g. audience fills a hall); to cause to be packed; to plug (a gap); to stop (a gap); to make up for (a loss, shortage, etc.); to make amends
unusual; uncommon; extraordinary; out of the ordinary; incomparable; serious
mild; calm; gentle; quiet; congenial; amicable
to rub; to chafe; to strike (match); to squander (one's money); to run through (one's fortune); to lose money (e.g. by gambling)
snake; serpent; large snake
free; unrestricted; (with) complete mastery; completely in control
tree stump; stubble (rice, etc.)
bustling; shuffling; squirming; creepy crawly
wild; growing wild; living in the wild; (arch.) I; (arch.) me
likes and dislikes; tastes; preferences; pickiness (esp. about food); choosiness; fussiness
powerless; weak; lacking physical strength; incompetent; lacking ability; powerless
wonder drug; miracle cure; elixir
unceasing; never-ending; endless
gap; difference; disparity; discrepancy
to astonish; to astound; to stupefy; to flabbergast; to strike a person dumb; to dumbfound
naked; bare; uncovered; frank; open; blunt
cold-blooded; unfeeling; heartless; heart of stone; inconsiderate
difficult to approach; inaccessible
class (of students); group (of people); party; lot; bunch; crime family; organized-crime syndicate
to compromise; to meet halfway; to step up to; to walk up to; to approach
expression of love; showing love
flattery; cajolery; flirtation
to coil around (of a child or animal); to grab (usu. out of playfulness or affection); to cling
to be buried; to be covered; to be hidden
to pass by; to go past; to go to extremes; to overdo it; to go too far
to cover fully; to wrap around