when one was a very young child; very early in one's life
yearning; longing; aspiration; adoration; admiration
to hold in one's arms (e.g. a baby); to embrace; to hug; to have (a thought or feeling); to hold; to harbour (suspicion, doubt, etc.)
to wriggle; to squirm; to crawl like a worm
end; extremity; limit; result; outcome; upshot
to creep up; to crawl up; to overcome (a bad situation); to rise (after a setback)
restraint; restriction; fetters; binding; confinement with rope
to dance (orig. a hopping dance); to be manipulated; to dance to someone's tune
huge; vast; enormous; swelling; expansion
to boast of; to be proud of; to take pride in
body; physique; build; stature
to bend loosely back and forth; to wriggle; to be crooked
vague; obscure; vast; boundless
to spread (out); to extend; to stretch; to reach to; to get around; to fill (e.g. a space)
small; little; slight; below average (in degree, amount, etc.); low (e.g. sound); soft (e.g. voice)
blue; azure; green; pale (facial color); gray; unripe
point; dot; one point; one matter; one point (in a game, exam, etc.); one mark
to aim at (for, to do, to become); to try for; to have an eye on; to go toward; to head for
to keep someone from doing; to stop; to prevent; to check; to hinder; to obstruct
long and large; tall and large; grand; huge
(physical) form; shape; visage; (facial) features; form (as opposed to substance); manner (of action); (resultant) state
length and width; length and breadth; every direction; all directions; as one wishes; as one pleases
to approach; to draw near; to be imminent; to press (someone for something); to urge; to compel
article (in a document); clause; counter for lines, stripes, streaks, rays, etc.; although; though; since
simultaneously; all at once; in unison
to fire (gun, arrow, questions, etc.); to shoot; to set free; to release; to emit (e.g. light); to give off (e.g. a scent)
spear; lance; javelin; lance; (arch.) jeering
to throw; to cast (e.g. vote, light, shadow); to devote oneself (e.g. to a cause); to invest; to put in; to administer (medicine); to give
becoming red-hot; red heat; scorching heat; burning (love); passionate (e.g. debate); ardent
to shave (wood, leather, etc.); to sharpen (e.g. pencil); to cut down (budget, expenses, staff, time, etc.); to curtail; to delete; to erase
to bend (a piece of wood, etc.); to bow
wave motion; undulation; surge; wave
to shake; to jolt; to shake (e.g. the political world); to disturb; to put off a batter (by varying one's type of pitch)
century; era; of the century (e.g. fight of the century)
to step over; to step across; to stride over; to stretch over; to span; to bridge
to compete; to contest; to quarrel; to argue; to deny (e.g. evidence)