to hug someone close; to hold someone tight; to embrace closely
to abuse (verbally); to curse at; to shout abuse at; to speak ill of
to get close; to cuddle close together; to nestle close to; to snuggle up to
good-naturedness; good-natured person; credulous person; easy mark
to be surprised; to be amazed; to be frightened; surprise (e.g. surprise party)
to ask a question; to begin to ask a question
best; extra-fine; superfine; exceptionally; extraordinarily; by far
consideration; thoughtfulness; sympathy; compassion; feeling; kindness
to dash over oneself (e.g. water); to take (e.g. shower); to bask in (e.g. the sun); to suffer (e.g. an attack); to draw (e.g. criticism, attention, praise); to have heaped upon
to heal; to cure; to satisfy (e.g. hunger, thirst); to alleviate (e.g. sorrow, fatigue)
fall; tumble; spill; degradation; comedown; demotion
pain; anguish; distress; suffering; hardship
defense; defence; safeguard; protection
thin veneer; hasty preparation; knowledge or skill learned as a stopgap; re-tempering a dull sword (so that it looks as if it's sharp, but is actually unusable)
to be outpushed; to lose a pushing competition
interval; break; pause; gap (e.g. in the clouds); rift; cleft
gradually becoming poor; situation getting gradually worse and worse
to change; to exchange; to convert; to renew; to throw a switch; to replace
right under; directly below
comma; decimal point; radix point
to empty; to remove; to move out; to clear out; to be away from (e.g. one's house); to leave (temporarily); to dawn
to approach; to draw near; to get close; to get acquainted with; to get closer to; to get to know
to have an ulterior motive; to have an axe to grind
to consist of; to be made up of; to be concluded (e.g. of an agreement); to hold true (e.g. of a theory); to be viable (of a business, lifestyle, etc.); to carry on
preventing (someone) from leaving; confinement; keeping indoors; being stranded; grounding
to feel relieved; to feel satisfied; to feel refreshed
to be unreasonable; to whine; to throw a tantrum
to lie; to cheat; to pretend; to trick; to deceive
single; solo; solitary; just one; only one
continuation; rest (of the story, work, etc.); flow (e.g. of a piece of writing); pacing (of a story); succession (of); sequence
useless member of society; hopeless case; failure
grip (of hand); grip strength
to flick off; to give (someone) the flick; to send (something) flying; to hit (a person); to knock down
right hand; right-hand side; right-hand direction; (on) the right
up and down, left and right; top and bottom, left and right
to surround; to crowd around
intention; wish; purpose; mind (to do)