direct; immediate; personal; firsthand
to groan; to moan; to roar; to howl; to hum (engine, wind, etc.); to buzz; to ooh and aah (in admiration)
to speak; to say; to vocalize
cry (esp. animal); roar; chirp; tweet; bark; whine
is that so? (generally rhetorical)
sublime; noble; high-minded
to lick; to lap; to taste; to experience (esp. a hardship); to look down on (someone); to make fun of
white horse; unrefined sake
to be playful; to gambol; to be amused (with something); to flirt with
to entrance; to possess; to enthrall
to fire oneself up; to give it one's all; to get psyched; to fire someone up (with scolding, corporal punishment, etc.); to rouse
to contain; to comprise; to hold in the mouth; to bear in mind; to understand; to express (emotion, etc.)
information; news; intelligence; information; data contained in characters, signals, code, etc.
to gather up; to scrape up together; to rake
safety; security; safely; without incident; good health; inaction
to ascertain; to check; to make sure
to tell; to (try to) persuade; to advise; to warn; to admonish; to reason
third day of the month; three days
to jump in; to leap in; to plunge into; to burst in; to barge in
talk; recital; narration; topic
top and bottom; high and low; going up and down; rising and falling; going and coming back; upper and lower classes
skin; body (in the context of intimate bodily contact); surface; grain (e.g. of wood); disposition; temperament
sweat; perspiration; moisture; condensation; gulp; oops
polite; courteous; civil; careful; close; thorough
to comb (out); to card; to untangle (hair)
together; at the same time; same; identical
moving forward (e.g. vehicle); onward movement; advance (work, procedure, etc.); advancement; progress (of a disease); disease progression
fast; quick; early (in the day, etc.); premature; (too) soon; not yet
stamina; endurance; physical strength; strength of an organization (e.g. profitability, productivity, economic clout, stability, growth potential)
to keep; to preserve; to hold; to last; to endure; to keep well (food)
to have a nightmare; to make a noise during a nightmare
crevice; crack; spare moment; interval; chink (in one's armor, armour); unpreparedness
to snuggle up to; to nuzzle; to burrow into; to press a part of one's body against something
rough; wild; violent; immoderate; extravagant; reckless
to fail to hear something; to miss; to act as if one didn't hear something; to let a remark slide
to lend an ear; to hearken; to give an ear to; to listen carefully
honorific/polite/humble prefix; honorific suffix
to grow weak; to become weak; to lose strength
to come out all right; to take care of itself; to be OK