to fall to one's knees; to go down on one's knees (e.g. to express respect)
to cry and shout; to scream
to have a cramp; to twitch; to stiffen (of a face, expression); to freeze; to shrink (of skin, due to a scar); to tauten
tottering; staggering; faltering; reeling
gait; walk; stride; trace (e.g. of route taken by hunted criminal); track; trail
happiness; good fortune; luck; blessing
to hold; to carry; to embrace (in one's arms)
all; altogether; entirely; exactly like; just like; spitting image of
such; that sort of; that kind of; no way!; never!
to sit down (and refuse to move); to sit-in (in protest)
to keep within limits (e.g. spending); to restrain (e.g. emotions); to control; to hold back (e.g. an enemy); to check; to curb
to cry; to weep; to sob; to howl
mild; calm; gentle; quiet; congenial; amicable
air; atmosphere; mood; situation; someone with no presence; someone who doesn't stand out at all
postpartum; after childbirth
to pity; to sympathize with; to sympathise with; to tend to (e.g. an injury); to care for; to nurse
to work too hard; to try too hard; to strain oneself; to overdo it; to go too far
influence; effect; to influence; to affect; to have an influence on
to give (esp. to someone of lower status); to bestow; to provide; to afford; to assign; to cause
tear; tears; lachrymal secretion; sympathy
soggy; soaked; crushed (out of shape); crumpled; messy; untidy
to be bloodcurdling; to be ghastly
force; vigor; influence; authority; impetus; momentum
while it may be true that; just because; nevertheless; not necessarily
official business; public business
to increase; to add to; to augment
cold (e.g. weather); uninteresting (esp. joke); lame; dull
to cool (from room temperature); to chill; to calm down; to cool off; to be frightened (at); to be scared (of)
to lock up; to shut up; to imprison
change of pace; change of mood; (mental) break (e.g. going for a walk); refreshment
mixture of fact and fiction; half-truth
tender; kind; gentle; graceful; affectionate; amiable
originally; by nature; from the start
worry; concern; anxiety; care; help; aid
watch-keeping; guard; lookout
blink (of eyes); wink; twinkling (of stars); flicker (of light); blink (of light)
girl; daughter; baby girl; young woman
to resemble; to look like; to be like; to be alike; to be similar; to take after
name; given name; first name
apiece; each; at a time; piecemeal
anyhow; anyway; somehow or other; apart from ...; setting ... aside
childbirth; (giving) birth; delivery; production (of goods)
to be present (esp. during a birth); to be witness to