tightly (hold, squeeze, etc.); firmly; forcefully (e.g. push); hard
to hug someone close; to hold someone tight; to embrace closely
(picture) frame; framed picture; amount (esp. of money); sum
total darkness; pitch dark; bleak future; poor prospects
just one person; only one
to step firmly; to harden by treading
ground; earth; the solid earth; the (vast) land
to float; to be suspended; to rise to the surface; to appear; to come to mind; to have inspiration
uneasy; unsure; unreliable; untrustworthy; (arch.) nervous; (arch.) impatient
eternity; perpetuity; permanence
flow of time; flux of time; lapse of time; current of the times; trend of the times
loveable; very likeable; like very much
to decide; to choose; to clinch (a victory); to decide (the outcome of a match); to persist in doing; to go through with; to always do
to look out on; to overlook; to face (a situation, crisis, etc.); to meet (e.g. death); to deal with (an issue); to attend (e.g. a function)
cute; adorable; dear; precious; innocent; childlike
two grains; two drops; two bead
toddling; with small, quick steps; restlessly; in continuous motion; quickly and easily; often
to adhere to; to stick to; to keep close to; to go along with; to get involved with; to be thick with
dream within a dream; (beyond) one's wildest dreams; entirely unrealizable dream; pie in the sky
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
for a moment; for a minute; for a while; for some time; for the time being; for now
warm; mild; considerate; kind; warm (of a colour); mellow
to clear up; to clear away; to refresh (e.g. spirits); to be cleared (e.g. of a suspicion); to be dispelled; to be banished
make-up; makeup; cosmetics
to fall down; to drop; to be omitted; to be missing; to decrease; to sink; to fail (e.g. exam or class)
to be surprised; to be amazed; to be frightened; surprise (e.g. surprise party)
but then; although; though; reasonable; natural; just
deep (colour); dark; strong (flavour, smell, etc.); thick (consistency); dense; strong (possibility, etc.)
crumpled; rumpled; to be annoyed; to be irritated; noisily (chewing)
important; significant; precious; valuable; careful
in a daze; absent-mindedly; dimly; hazily; with a roar (of flames); with a whoosh
the past; bygone days; one's past (that one would prefer remained secret); past (tense); preterit; previous life
to indulge in; to give oneself up to; to be obsessed by; to be engrossed in; to be lost in; to be absorbed in
effeminate; unmanly; cowardly; sissy
to get angry; to get mad; to tell someone off; to scold; to be angular; to be square
slander; bad-mouthing; abuse; insult; speaking ill (of)
to cure; to heal; to fix; to correct; to do over again; to replace
to take down; to bring down; to drop off (a passenger); to let off; to withdraw (money); to use for the first time; to wear for the first time
inspection; examination; checking
destination; place one stays during a trip