important; significant; precious; valuable; careful
dizzying (speed, changes, etc.); rapid; drastic; bewildering; hectic; bustling (e.g. world)
light; light (colour, food, comedy, etc.); right; right field; right fielder
(are you) alright?; (are you) OK?
thank you (for the meal); that was a delicious meal; thank you (for displaying lovey-dovey behaviour)
to seize; to catch; to obtain; to acquire; to understand; to grasp
to draw (someone) close to one's breast; to pull close to one; to take into one's arms; to embrace
anyway; anyhow; at any rate; in any case
light; glow; (a) light; lights; proof (of innocence)
to chase; to run after; to pursue; subsequently; following that; (and) then
surely; undoubtedly; sternly; severely; having no slack; rigid
rural area; countryside; the sticks; hometown
storehouse with thick (earthen) walls; godown
to lock up; to shut up; to imprison
pitch-dark; pitch-black; completely dark; very bleak (future); utterly hopeless
insect; bug; worm; roundworm; thing inside one's body believed to influence one's thoughts and feelings; (one's) unconscious; nervousness
to rub against; to chafe; to quarrel; to jostle (with)
wind; breeze; manner; behaviour; cold; influenza
corrugated iron; corrugated sheet metal; galvanised sheet iron
to stroke; to caress; to brush gently; to comb (hair); to smooth down
even a little; any at all; if only a little; no matter how little
to soften; to calm down; to be eased; to be mitigated; to subside; to abate
anyone; anybody; everyone; everybody; whoever
fingertip; finger; toe tip; toe
safety; security; safely; without incident; good health; inaction
opposite side; other side; over there; ahead; destination; there (somewhere distant, esp. abroad)
purpose; goal; aim; objective; intention; motive
treasure; treasured item; prized possession
violent; furious; extreme; intense; fervent; vehement
training; education; stocking up; laying in; preparation (e.g. ingredients); girl studying to become a geisha
to be intricate; to be elaborate; to be complicated; to be complex
head (chief, director) of a section or department; head of a (school) club; head of a (school) team
year; age; years; past one's prime; old age
first generation; founder
useless; vain; aimless; idle
worst; horrible; horrid; in the worst case; if worst comes to worst
contrary to expectations; or so we thought, but ...