to house; to contain; to carry (a baby); to be pregnant; (arch.) to give lodging to; (arch.) to accommodate
close (e.g. friend); familiar; familiar (e.g. story); well-known (to one); close (relatives); closely related
to be affectionate to; to treat tenderly; to show favouritism to; to be partial to; to fondle; to caress
when one was a very young child; very early in one's life
time after time; countless times; many a time; dozens of times
to wet; to moisten; to dampen; to soak; to dip
to disturb; to upset; to ruffle; to stir up; to mess up
to knit one's brows (in discomfort, unease, disapproval, etc.); to raise one's eyebrows; to frown
to be sad; to mourn for; to regret
(social) standing; status; identity; birth; one's circumstances; one's means
with intense concentration; eagerly; intently; devouringly
to collect; to gather; to save; to accumulate; to pile up
what's the best thing to do?; what to do?
from behind the scenes (cheer, pray, etc. for someone); from the sidelines; from a distance; secretly; in secret
to catch; to capture; to grab; to clutch; to catch hold of (someone); to stop (e.g. a stranger in the street)
this way (of doing); this method; this sort (of thing); this type
faint; dim; weak; poor; wretched; meagre
suddenly and forcefully (e.g. jerk, poke, shove); in a single gulp; in one go
to collapse; to flop (onto)
to tickle; to tickle (one's curiosity, vanity, etc.); to arouse; to make (someone) laugh; to amuse
to make a speech; to address
fair and square; open and aboveboard; bold and forthright
grandmother; old woman; female senior citizen
tummy; tumtum; bang-bang; pop-pop; without reservation; unreservedly
relatives; one's family; friends; members of the same organization; followers; henchmen
very serious matter; matter of very grave concern; momentous event
to entrust (to someone); to leave (in someone's hands)
next (e.g. "next April"); forthcoming; coming; to come; to arrive; to be due to
to take (someone) with one; to bring along; to go with; to be accompanied by
happy; auspicious; propitious; naive
(in) the middle of; (in) the midst of; (in) the course of; (at) the height of
to tell; to inform; to announce; to indicate; to signal; to mark
materials; ingredients; material (for a novel, experiment, etc.); subject matter; grounds (for a decision, judgement, etc.); basis
finished product; finished goods; completed article
delivery (of a package, goods, etc.)
accurate; correct; precise; exact
to behave; to conduct oneself; to act; to treat (someone) to (food or drink); to entertain (e.g. to lunch)
not quite (right); not very good; somewhat (lacking)
to come (home) to one; to click; to ring a bell; to appeal to one; to speak to one; to impress one
to head out (for); to head (to); to go (to); to leave (for)