to hug someone close; to hold someone tight; to embrace closely
shy; diffident; retiring; reserved
to cover; to hide; to conceal; to wrap; to disguise
sudden; abrupt; rapid; sharp; drastic; radical
to abate; to weaken; to be emaciated; to be dejected; to be perplexed
to relax; to release tension from one's muscles; to let go limp
with a smooth, unhindered motion; speedily and without delay
good bye; I'm off; see you later
hesitation; bewilderment; illusion; delusion; inability to reach enlightenment
to be at a loss for words
to worry about (someone's welfare or comfort); to feel anxious about; to have apprehensions of
I'm sorry; my apologies; excuse me; pardon me
flopping (e.g. on a bed); scattering (e.g. limbs horizontally)
to rise; to erect; to get up
to need; to demand; to take; to require
to run down (stairs, etc.)
end (of a street, hallway, etc.)
dance hall; dance floor; landing (stairs); leveling off (e.g. in the economy); period of stagnation
furnished with; including; attached to; impression; appearance; luck; sociality
to jump down; to jump off; to jump from; to jump out of
to discover; to find (e.g. an error in a book); to locate; to find (e.g. something missing); to be used to seeing; to be familiar with
to be to the point; to hit the mark; to be relevant
surface; face (i.e. the visible side of an object); front (of a building, etc.); obverse side (i.e. "head") of a coin; outside; exterior; appearance
curtain; bunting; act (in play)
way out; means to escape; escape route
selection; choice; option
august (in ref. to the emperor or the gods); imperial; divine
fascination; bewitchment; entrancement; dazzlement
infiltration; sneaking in; going undercover
another person; other people; unrelated person (i.e. not related by blood); outsider; stranger
guidance; lead; guide; primer; influence; connections
confluence (of rivers); merge (of traffic); conflux; union (e.g. of forces); linking up; merging
near; nearby; not far off
capture; seizure; prehension; apprehension; understanding; grasp
to steel oneself to; to brace oneself
running as fast as one can