tightly (holding on); firmly; strongly (built); solidly; properly; well
to ring; to sound; to be popular; to be esteemed; to state; to insist
to begin to say; to start talking; to broach (a matter); to be the first to say; to suggest (doing); to propose
oh, OK; oh, I see; oh, yeah?; hmm
baseball player; ballplayer
confections; sweets; candy; cake
second marriage; remarriage
(one's) older sister; (one's) elder sister; girl
room; chamber; apartment; flat; stable
centralized management; centrally controlled system
to lend; to loan; to rent out; to hire out
receiving; reception; eating; drinking; please; please do for me
to starve; to be famished; to be hungry; to be starved of (e.g. love); to be thirsty for (e.g. knowledge); to be hungry for
your home; your family; their home; (my) home
lost child; lost person; stray child; missing child
wee-wee; pee-pee; number one
to leak out; to escape; to find expression; to give vent; to leak out; to be divulged
toilet; lavatory; water closet; restroom; bathroom
be on your guard!; take care!
easy; simple; simple (way of thinking, etc.); simple-minded; soft; lax
to raise one's hand; to surrender; to raise one's hand to someone (as a threat to strike); to become better (at something); to improve; to throw one's hat in the ring
prank; practical joke; horseplay; mischievous trick
making a person, pet, etc. wait (before being permitted to do something); postponement; putting on hold
divine punishment; wrath of God; justice of heaven; suitable punishment; just deserts; come-uppance
new; novel; fresh; recent; latest; up-to-date
adds force or indicates command
condition; term; requirement; qualification; prerequisite
transactions; dealings; business
to come to like; to become fond of; to fall in love
choking; suffocating; stifling; oppressive; heavy
below; down; bottom; beneath; underneath; just after; right after
to turn toward; to look (up, down, etc.); to face (e.g. east) (of a building, window, etc.); to look out on; to point (of an arrow, compass needle, etc.); to be suited to
guest; visitor; customer; client; shopper
far away; distant place; long ago; far back; by far
schoolyard; playground; school grounds; campus
spring; springtime; New Year; prime (of life); height (of one's prosperity); adolescence
(flower) bud; promising young person; budding beauty
to come apart at the seams; to be ripped; to begin to open; to begin to bloom; to smile broadly; to break into a smile
to stream; to flow (liquid, time, etc.); to be washed away; to be carried; to drift; to float (e.g. clouds); to sweep (e.g. rumour, fire)