to hold a person back; to restrain; to catch in one's arms
at once; right away; promptly; on the spur of the moment
to come alive; to get going; to start to move
to be in time (for); to serve (suit, meet) the purpose; to be good enough; to be enough
to nail; to knock; to bang (e.g. one's head); to throw (e.g. a rock); to fling
arm; skill; efforts; ability
to dance (orig. a whirling dance); to flutter about; to revolve
just before; on the verge of; on the brink of; just in front of; just ahead of
falling down; tumbling; reversing; inverting; getting upset
to escape (disaster, death, etc.); to be saved from; to be rescued from; to avoid (e.g. punishment); to evade (e.g. responsibility); to avert
middle of summer; height of summer; midsummer
hot; warm; passionate; impassioned; on everybody's mind; on the radar
all that one has; all that there is; the whole
mask; disguise; guise; mask
face with no make-up; unpainted face; true face (of a country, celebrity, etc.); real face; sober face; sobriety
gender; distinction of sex; sex
to run to; to come running; to rush (someplace); to hasten
to apologize; to apologise
carelessness; inattention; thoughtlessness
thankfully; fortunately; luckily; thanks to your (his, their, everyone's, etc.) kindness; thanks to your assistance; thanks to your support
injury; wound; mistake; accident; loss
to be saved; to be rescued; to escape harm; to be spared damage; to be helped; to be saved trouble
slowly; quietly; steadily; soon; momentarily; before long
to separate; to part; to divide; to keep apart
to support; to prop; to sustain; to hold at bay; to stem; to check
to be affected; to be influenced; to be concerned with; to have to do with; to stick to (opinions)
to pull apart; to separate; to have a lead over; to pull ahead of; to outdistance
this area; around here; this point; this much; this extent
silence; being silent; quiet; reticence; inaction
to maintain; to continue to have
to be unable to; to find difficult (unpleasant, awkward, painful) to do; to serve two or more functions or roles simultaneously; to contain (or combine) two or more features; to work in two or more jobs simultaneously (positions, etc.); to do alongside
walking; pace; step; course (of history, one's life, etc.); history; pitch (of a screw, etc.)
even a little; any at all; if only a little; no matter how little
to have a long life; to live a long time
to carry on; to go on with one's life; to keep alive; to stay alive; to survive
inside one's heart; in one's mind
to disappear; to vanish; to go out (of a fire, light, etc.); to die; to fade (of a feeling, impression, etc.); to vanish (e.g. of hope); to go away (e.g. of a smell, itchiness, sleepiness)
(one's) older brother; young man; sonny; lad
he; she; that person; (arch.) you