to hug someone close; to hold someone tight; to embrace closely
poor; pitiable; pathetic; pitiful
grief; sorrow; anguish; lamentation
flame; blaze; flames (of intense emotion, e.g. love, jealousy, anger); passion
passion; enthusiasm; zeal
base (of a plant, tree, pillar, etc.); (part near the) root; roots (of one's hair); root (e.g. of a problem); source
roundness; rotundity; mellowness; maturity
honeymouthed; glib; fair-spoken; cajoling; talking glibly
to disappear; to vanish; to bolt; to go into hiding
famous; noted; renowned; celebrated; well-known
tediously; repetitively; insistently; ad nauseam; at great length
hard fighting; hard struggle; fighting against heavy odds
exclusive; attached to; specialist
masterwork; masterpiece; crowning work; one's magnum opus; work of the highest quality
absentmindedness; peace of mind
not holding on; not using the hands; letting go one's hold; lack of reserve (in expressing one's emotions); lack of restraint; openly (saying)
passing each other; missing (meeting) each other; failing to meet; (being at) cross purposes; discrepancy
restricted; confined; unfree
acting arbitrarily on one's own authority; acting arbitrarily without consultation
release (e.g. information); disclosure (legal); show; indication; display
high alert; a state of high alert; on alert
supervised; under surveillance
to investigate; to examine
foot (of a mountain or hill); bottom; base
in front of one's eyes; just nearby; within a stone's throw
outside one's jurisdiction
to rendezvous; to meet at a prearranged place and time; to arrange to meet
something said for politeness' sake; diplomatic language; honeyed words; lip service; empty compliment
to set a deadline; to fix a time limit
a few minutes later; after a few minutes