to fall to one's knees; to go down on one's knees (e.g. to express respect)
to cuddle; to comfort; to rock; to soothe; to dandle; to humor
to lend; to loan; to rent out; to hire out
to receive; to get; to accept; to take; to interpret; to understand
to hum (a tune); to sing to oneself; to croon
hard to believe; fabulous; unbelievable; incredible
aloes wood (Taxus cuspidata var. nana); aloes-wood perfume; aloes-wood incense
breaking off relations; disconnection; insulation (esp. electrical); isolation
(a) step; one step; level; stage; small degree; small amount
to reach; to touch; to be delivered; to arrive; to be attentive; to be scrupulous
results; record; grades; marks
to ask; to inquire; to implore (a god for an oracle); to seek direction (from your superior); to visit; to speak to (a large crowd at a theatre, etc.)
prosperity; thriving; flourishing
to enclose; to surround; to shelter (e.g. a criminal); to shield; to keep (e.g. a mistress); to store (vegetables, fruit, etc.)
master (of a house, shop, etc.); husband; sir; boss; patron of a mistress, geisha, bar or nightclub hostess; sugar daddy
great hurry; great haste; rush
haste; hurry; expedition; speed; dispatch
marriage ceremony; wedding
to keep in pace with; to keep up with; to follow (someone's thought); to understand
to hold a child in one's arms; to embrace a child; to provide for a child (children)
speed; velocity; pace; velocity
autograph; signature; sign; signal; indication
repentance; confession; penitence
to become completely chilled
to be exhausted; to be tired out
plural; multiple; several
birth; lineage; identity; background; provenance; origin
large part; greater part; people in general; general public; mostly; for the most part
clamour; clamor; uproar; tumult; furore; furor
to visit one place after another without plan or effect; to gallivant about
indeed; really; very; extremely; absolutely; certainly
time to pay the piper; (lit.) time to pay the land tax (in kind)
blood relationship; consanguinity; blood relative
childcare; child-rearing; nursing; upbringing
to make good one's escape; to escape to a safe place; to make one's getaway; to effect one's escape
seeming to be; appearing to be; like; similar to
what happens twice will happen thrice
favour; favor; obligation; debt of gratitude
calculation; self-interest; selfishness
to exchange glances; to look at each other; to postpone; to put off; to contrast; to compare
to cross (legs or arms); to link (arms); to put together; to construct; to braid; to plait; to grapple
unexpected meeting; coincidence
to clasp together (esp. hands); to entwine (e.g. fingers)