to hug someone close; to hold someone tight; to embrace closely
sincerely; earnestly; repeatedly; over and over; again and again
stimulus; impetus; incentive; encouragement; motivation; provocation
state; condition; the way things should be; ideal state; truth
to have a hole; to be pierced (with a hole)
collapse; crumbling; breaking down; (radioactive) decay; disintegration
to rebuild; to reconstruct
not a chance; you wish!; that's not going to happen; that won't work
present condition; existing state; status quo; current state
fence; paling; railing; (arch.) fortress
to enclose; to surround; to shelter (e.g. a criminal); to shield; to keep (e.g. a mistress); to store (vegetables, fruit, etc.)
here and there; in places
reinforcement; strengthening
to break; to destroy; to wreck; to ruin; to break (a bill, etc.)
to match (rhythm, speed, etc.); to join together; to unite; to face; to be opposite (someone); to compare; to check with
point of departure; initial point; starting point
one round; one circuit; one revolution; one lap; one turn
to work too hard; to try too hard; to strain oneself; to overdo it; to go too far
fatigue; weariness; exhaustion; tiredness
indication; denotation; designation; instructions; directions
invasion; incursion; raid; aggression; intrusion; trespass
considerable; great; important; significant; a big deal
hospitality; reception; treatment; (light) refreshment; entertaining with food and drink; treat
timewise; temporal; chronal
electricity; (electric) light
wife; (arch.) my dear; (arch.) dear; garnish (esp. one served with sashimi); embellishment
pregnancy; conception; gestation
main; principal; main dish; main course; main part; principal part
flavor; flavour; charm; appeal; experience; taste (e.g. of victory)
slight; thin; on the weak side
to remove; to eliminate; to eradicate; to exclude; to except
to lean against; to set against
bow (weapon); archery; bow (for a violin, etc.)
terrific; staggering; tremendous; frightful; ghastly; horrific
to resound; to be heard far away; to reverberate; to shake; to come (home); to remain (with someone)
ramming attack; hurling oneself (at); throwing oneself into (e.g. a role); going all out
to be broken; to break; to fall through; to come to nothing
to set a ladder up against
to speak to; to give a (something) talk to; to speak words of (something)