to keep; to preserve; to hold; to last; to endure; to keep well (food)
to coil around (of a child or animal); to grab (usu. out of playfulness or affection); to cling
sweetly (smiling); broadly (grinning)
boomerang; swim briefs; Speedos
to say something is all right; to give the all-clear (e.g. to do something)
to stick into; to pierce; to run into
how long; how much; to what extent
to throw; to hurl; to give up; to abandon; to cast (a glance, shadow, doubt, etc.)
blushing; getting red in the face; embarrassment
direction; orientation; bearing; course (e.g. of action)
needless fear; groundless apprehension; unfounded worry
gently; mildly; leniently; don't be too hard on me (us, them); go easy on me
tummy; tumtum; bang-bang; pop-pop; without reservation; unreservedly
to recommend (someone to do); to advise; to recommend (a book, someone for a position, etc.); to suggest; to offer (a drink, cigarette, seat, etc.)
as (e.g. "do as one is told", "as we age we gain wisdom"); wherever (e.g. "wherever my fancy took me")
to jar; to creak; to grate
to sink; to go under; to go down (e.g. sun); to set; to feel depressed; to become subdued
abdomen; belly; womb; one's mind; one's real intentions; courage; nerve
horseback riding; sitting astride; straddling
heh heh heh; tee-hee; giggle
to tease; to make fun of; to poke fun at; to make a crack about; to chaff; to kid
training; drill; practice; discipline
happiness; blessedness; luck; luckily; fortunately
to be handed down; to be introduced; to be transmitted; to be circulated; to go along; to walk along
bursting out (laughter); breaking out (applause); in a rush; in a surge; suddenly; all of a sudden
to advance on; to close in; to march on; to descend on (the enemy); to move towards; to surge forward (crowd, wave of nostalgia, wave, etc.)
to accustom; to train (e.g. one's ear); to tame; to domesticate; to train (an animal)
huff!; yo-heave-ho!; heigh-ho; to butter up; to suck up to
coat; tunic; jacket; outer garment
far away; far off; nowhere near; far cry
waist; waistline; waist measurement
to overlook; to command a view of; to look down on; to despise; to look down on
(confronting a problem, etc.) head-on; directly; outright; (lit.) from the front
feminine; womanly; female
proof; testimony; demonstration; verification; certification
big; large; loud; extensive; spacious; important
field of vision; visibility; view; visual field; (one's) ken
to be resurrected; to be resuscitated; to be rehabilitated; to be recalled (e.g. memories); to be brought back
one thin flat object; one sheet
act of God; irresistible force; inevitability; force majeure; vis major