to hold a person back; to restrain; to catch in one's arms
as you see; as you can see
eyes; expression of the eyes; area around the eyes; skin round one's eyes
to sound shrill (of a voice); to sound high-pitched and excited; to get excited; to become restless; to be thrown too high; to come in high
to have tears in one's eyes; to be close to crying
to yield oneself (to something); to devote oneself (to something); to surrender oneself (to something)
to muster (e.g. one's courage); to call forth; to rouse up; to be enlivened; to be invigorated
stout-hearted; firm; courageous; brave; tough
to behave; to conduct oneself; to entertain; to treat someone (to a drink); to make tea for someone (tea ceremony)
for two people's eyes to meet; catching someone's eye; making eye contact; meeting a person's gaze
reaffirmation; reconfirmation; revalidation
soft; tender; gentle; mild; informal; light
plan; trick; plot; stratagem; scheme; trap
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
purpose; utility; objective; way to use something
to swell (out); to expand; to be inflated; to get cross; to get sulky; to pout
influence; clout; leverage
preference; priority; precedence
to join hands; to join forces; to work in cooperation; to link up; to partner with
origin; source; birthplace; release from prison; discharge from prison; exit
to be noisy; to be astir; to rustle; to murmur
cry (esp. animal); roar; chirp; tweet; bark; whine
uneasiness; vague apprehension; premonition
after-treatment; post-treatment; post-processing; dealing with the aftermath
maximum preference; maximum priority; priority handling
subject; theme; homework; assignment; task; challenge
circulation (money, goods, etc.); distribution; circulation (air, water, etc.); ventilation; negotiable (e.g. shares); distributional
obstacle; hindrance; impediment; difficulty
place to go; place one can go
letter; note; epistle; correspondence
bad smell; affectation; fulsomeness
southern country; southern provinces; southern lands
thickly; heavily; richly; severely; strongly
being produced in a particular region; local specialty
promoting; increase; advance
settlement (of affairs); remedial measures; cleaning up afterwards
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
next (e.g. "next April"); forthcoming; coming; to come; to arrive; to be due to
to mediate; to intervene; to smooth
muscle; tendon; vein; artery; fiber; fibre; line
cost of a meal (or meals)