squeezing something tightly; sound made by someone (or something) being squeezed; criticizing someone severely; sound made by someone being criticized; hug
to hug someone close; to hold someone tight; to embrace closely
hum; hmm; hm hm (light chuckle with mouth closed); uh-huh; mm; hmm
periodic; regular; routine
search; lookup; hunt; (item of) research; exploration; investigation
parallelism; running parallel (to, with); running concurrently; occurring at the same time; not reaching an agreement (e.g. of a debate)
homeroom; form room; form class
as you see; as you can see
to take good care of; to treasure; to value; to hold dear; to prize; to cherish
thief; burglar; robber; theft; burglary; robbery
meeting; conference; session; assembly; council; convention
to pilfer; to filch; to pocket; to make off with
habit (often a bad habit, i.e. vice); tendency; peculiarity; idiosyncrasy; crease; wrinkle
easy; likely to ...; have a tendency to ...; easy to ...
continuation; continuance; going on; resuming
to pass; to elapse; to pass through; to go through; to experience; to go through
to become attached; to begin to love
optical illusion; hallucination; misapprehension; delusion
to bring into the open; to reveal; to uncover (e.g. evidence); to bring to light
(I) think (that); (I) have a feeling (that); (I) fancy (that)
to make sure of; to ascertain; to confirm; to grasp
another kind; distinct species; variety
what I want to say is ...; the fact of the matter is ...; none other than ...
duty; sense of duty; honor; in-law; relation by marriage
purpose; utility; objective; way to use something
(good) result; outcome; fruits (of one's labors); product; accomplishment
sweet-smelling; fragrant; aromatic; good (reputation, condition, results, etc.); favorable
stronghold; inner citadel; base; headquarters
to measure; to weigh; to survey; to conjecture; to infer; to surmise
harvest; crop; ingathering; fruits (of one's labors); gain; result
side; flank; profile; aspect; dimension
to be hit; to strike; to touch; to be in contact; to be equivalent to; to be applicable; to be right on the money (of a prediction, criticism, etc.)
to stop (in one's tracks); to come to a stop; to halt; to pause; to stand still
(public) notice; attention; public eye; public gaze
up until now; as recently as the present
trouble; troubles; worry; distress; sorrows; anguish