to grab at; to grasp at; to clutch at
to be packed (with); to be filled; to be blocked (of a pipe, nose, etc.); to be clogged; to be become shorter; to shrink; to be at a loss (for)
considerable; great; important; significant; a big deal
to pay no heed to; to not care about; to take no notice of
thinking back now; looking back
how about ...?; I wonder; I don't know
as (one pleases, one is told, etc.); wherever (e.g. one's feet take one); according to
denial; negation; negation; NOT operation
energy; energy; strength; energy source; energy resource; food energy
wife; your wife; his wife; married lady; madam
to support; to prop; to sustain; to hold at bay; to stem; to check
to associate with; to keep company with; to go out with; to go along with; to follow someone's lead; to accompany someone
soaking (wet); wringing; dripping; drenched
to come to mind; to pop into one's head
to attack; to go for; to come at; to pounce on; to jump on; to swoop down on
fall; decrease; knocking down; flooring; being out of action (due to illness, exhaustion, etc.); being down (e.g. with a cold); going down (of a computer system, server, etc.)
to be taken aback; to be astonished; to be dumbfounded
faint; fainting; losing consciousness
so-so; passable; now, now; there, there; my, my; oh my!
to cut into (a conversation); to interject
to side with (someone); to support (someone)
proud; boastful; bragging; conceited
to have tears in one's eyes; to be close to crying
to defend against; to protect against; to prevent; to avert; to avoid
to stand up straight; to stick up (e.g. of hair); to stand up abruptly; to jump to one's feet; to stand (doing nothing); to stand around
to come to one's senses; to calm down
sopping wet; dripping wet; sodden; drenched; soaked
to get lost; to become lost; to go astray
in search of; in order to look for
weak; weakly; feeble; frail; delicate; faint (voice, sunlight, etc.)
to hold in one's arms (e.g. a baby); to embrace; to have sex with; to make love to; to sit on (eggs); to brood
physical strength; power; stamina; strength (of a business, economy, etc.)
to become better; to improve
to sit down hard; to sink down to the floor
lifeboat; friend in need; helping hand; timely help
acting as a foster parent; caring for another's child; foster parent
to place persons opposite; to come face to face with; to compare (with); to check (against); to match
age range; age-group; age bracket
hurriedly; in a hurry; hastily; in haste