to boost; to force up; to push up
just before; on the verge of; on the brink of; just in front of; just ahead of
cry (esp. animal); roar; chirp; tweet; bark; whine
middle; centre; center; midpoint; heart
beat; palpitation; pulsation; throbbing
shallow; superficial; slight (wound); light (sleep); short (time); early
to stand (still) a while; to loiter; to stop
to transcribe; to duplicate; to describe; to film; to picture
to project; to show; to portray; to depict; to describe
light; faint; pale; fleeting
to follow; to accompany; to cleave to; to join up with; to obey implicitly; to flatter
dim light; faint light; half-light of early morning; twilight
slightly; lightly; thinly; faintly; dimly
very much; intensely; overwhelmingly; excessively; irresistibly; without any obvious reason
absurd; foolish; stupid; silly; nonsense; ludicrous
to well up (of tears, anger, joy, etc.); to surge up (within oneself); to rise; to feel nauseated; to feel sick
armpit; under one's arm; beside; close to; aside; to the side; off-track
stiffening; rigidity; rigor; stiffness; ossification; petrification
to stoop; to lean over; to bend forward; to bend down; to crouch; to squat
to make someone realize (e.g. their mistake); to bring (something) home to someone; to teach someone a lesson
to come loose; to come untied; to come undone; to loosen up (e.g. tension)
to wrench open; to prize open; to pick (lock)
hard to understand; incomprehensible; unintelligible
to fix upon (one-sidedly); to (ignore somebody's position and) arbitrarily decide something is the case; to scold; to take (a person) to task
stirring; slight movement
nodding (in agreement, with approval, etc.); repeatedly nodding and dozing off; suddenly (dying); deep (flavor, flavour, color, colour, etc.); rich
presumptuous; impertinent; impudent; ridiculous; laughable; absurd
to read and understand; to take in; to sense from external cues; to read (someone's) mind; to read (calibration, tape, etc.); to scan (bar code)
have a pain in one's chest
young girl; lass; adolescent female
knowledge; understanding; rules; regulations; deputy; acting
exactly; precisely; closely; tightly; properly; without fail
proof; evidence; certificate; license; to testify (usu. Christian religious context); enlightenment
unjustified; unwarranted; unfounded; baseless; groundless
obstinate; stubborn; mulish; die-hard; bigoted
to shut; to close; to block (a street, entrance, etc.); to shut in (with snow, ice, etc.); to shut off; to consume (with negative feelings)
directly opposite; right in front
to strike against; to collide with; to encounter; to meet; to clash
embrace; hug; holding in one's arms
to draw or pull something towards oneself (e.g. chair)
to combine; to join; to tie on; to attach with a knot; to bind (e.g. an address)
with all one's strength; with all one's might
to hug; to clasp to one's breast
to lose an easy game; to suffer an unexpected defeat; to lose information
to hold in one's arms (e.g. a baby); to embrace; to have sex with; to make love to; to sit on (eggs); to brood
nape of the neck; back of the neck; scruff of the neck