to hug someone close; to hold someone tight; to embrace closely
to ascertain; to check; to make sure
unmanageable child; spoiled child (spoilt); spoiled brat
it doesn't matter what; anything is fine
to one's heart's content; following one's heart's desires
which way; which direction; which one (esp. of two alternatives); who
to care for (the sick); to nurse; to attend (someone's deathbed)
in drops; dripping; gently (sloping); sluggishly; endlessly; leisurely
to burst (open); to break; to split
indicates concession or compromise; indicates permission
to stroke; to caress; to brush gently; to comb (hair); to smooth down
awkward; clumsy; stiff; crude; unrefined; constrained
to come into contact with; to touch (each other); to have a brush with
proof; evidence; certificate; license; to testify (usu. Christian religious context); enlightenment
to be handed down; to be introduced; to be transmitted; to be circulated; to go along; to walk along
confluence (of rivers); merge (of traffic); conflux; union (e.g. of forces); linking up; merging
to scold; to chide; to rebuke; to reprimand
special someone; special person; precious one; significant other
sacrifice; victim; sacrifice (to a deity)
even if; even though; even; too; whether ... or ...; no matter (what, where, who, etc.)
the person in question; prominent figure; distinguished person; that person
raw; uncooked; natural; as it is; unprotected (sex); live (i.e. not recorded); inexperienced
sunlight; rays of the Sun
weather; the elements; fair weather; fine weather
day by day; every day; by the day
to come down; to go down; to hang; to dangle; to move back; to step back; to deteriorate
innocent; cherubic; childlike
mouth; lips; shape of the mouth; near an entrance; vicinity of an entrance
to become loose; to slacken (e.g. rope); to become less tense; to relax; to slacken (e.g. coldness, supervision); to become lax; to become softer (e.g. ground, facial expression)
defenseless; defenceless; unprotected; vulnerable
lunch; noon; midday; daytime; waking up; getting up
to make round; to roll up; to seduce; to cajole; to round off (a fraction); (arch.) to lump together
desire to tease; desire to cause mischief
brow; forehead; prominent forehead; beetle brow; not catching anything (in fishing)
just as; in the act of; as soon as; at the moment that
to spout out; to spurt out; to sprout; to bud; to burst into laughter; to blow (smoke, etc.)
to be surprised; to be amazed; to be frightened; surprise (e.g. surprise party)