to be intimate with; to befriend
art; craft; accomplishment; artistic skill; technique; performance
to be sticky; to be adhesive; to persevere; to persist; to stick to
to be closed; to be blocked; to be clogged; to be plugged up; to be occupied; to be taken (e.g. accommodation)
nonsensical; unreasonable; awfully; extremely; disorder; confusion
to be surprising; to be shocking; to be jaw-dropping
to be shut; to close; to be firm (of a body, face, etc.); to be well-knit; to be locked; to tighten
ups and downs; up-and-down
to become calm; to die down
wood; lumber; (raw) material; stuff; talent; ability
floating and sinking; rise and fall; ebb and flow; ups and downs
house; dwelling; human habitation
fishing tackle; fishing gear
trace; vestige; mark; sign; evidence
to burst (open); to break; to split
living person; the living
repose of a soul; ceremony for the repose of a departed soul
sense of emptiness; empty feeling; feeling of meaninglessness
plate (often as in "tectonic plate")
to be found out; to be seen through; to be exposed; to come to light; to be revealed
tear; rip; rent; slit; crack; chasm
crater; caldera; burner (e.g. on a furnace)
border; boundary; turning point; watershed; area; region
to spill; to fall out of; to peek through; to become visible (although normally not); to escape (of a smile, tear, etc.)
to bake; to plate; to print; to burn into one's memory; to sear into one's consciousness
to begin (emphatically); to launch; to embark on
gas (state of matter, e.g. poison gas, natural gas); gasoline; gas; dense fog; thick fog; gas stove
(air) bubble (esp. in a liquid)
late summer heat; lingering summer heat
before one's eyes; under one's nose; immediate (e.g. interests); present; foresight; near future
bubble on surface of liquid; ephemeral; transient
bulging; swelling (e.g. with water); loose-fitting or baggy (clothing); bubbling; foaming
fraud; swindle; graft; saying you're going to do something but in the end not doing it; making promises without keeping them