thump-thump; bang-bang; pit-a-pat; to beat fast (of one's heart); to throb; to pound
strict; close; precise; scrupulous
light; glow; (a) light; lights; proof (of innocence)
to flicker; to quiver; to waver; to sway
to raise; to raise up; to wake; to wake up; to cause; to bring about; to start
to rise; to raise up; to straighten up; to sit up; to stand up
ornament; decorative object; figurehead; leader without real power
promise; agreement; arrangement; something expected or predictable (e.g. running gag); typical or clichéd development (in a story); something considered obligatory or guaranteed (in a certain situation)
refreshingly; with a feeling of relief; shapely; neatly; cleanly; without trouble; clearly
tank for holding human waste (used for fertilizer); night-soil reservoir; cesspool; cesspit
mess; sorry state; -ways; -wards; in the act of ...; just as one is ...
that kind of; of the sort; of the kind; such
reconciliation; making up (with); making peace (with); being friends again; patching up a quarrel
handshake; reconciliation; joining hands; cooperation
soft; tender; gentle; mild; light (topic, book, etc.); informal
smooth (skin, stone, etc.); sleek; velvety; silky
to put one's strength into
painful; sore; cringy; embarrassing
deep affection; dear; beloved
somewhat strong; fairly strong; fairly firm
appearance; figure; shape; form
bowl; vessel; container; ability; capacity; calibre
strength; intensity; strong (e.g. glasses); powerful (e.g. lens); intense (e.g. fear)
minimum; at the very least
combat power; fighting strength
general; universal; ordinary; average; (arch.) the same; (arch.) no different
weak; feeble; delicate; frail; helpless
living thing; living creature; animal; life
to be kind to; to treat kindly
to separate; to part; to divide; to keep apart
standing at attention; standing stiffly upright
messenger; envoy; emissary
temporary truce; ceasefire
joint struggle; common (united) front
insurrection; mutiny; rebellion; revolt; uprising
powerlessness; helplessness; incompetence; ineffectiveness
change to ...; becoming ...; making into ...; -ization; -ification
same; similar; (just) like; equal
chance; opportunity; occasion
I would rather; I would as lief do; strong preference
to make something one's own; to appropriate for oneself
absorption; suction; attraction