(in the) palm of someone's hand; (under) someone's complete control; (at) someone's mercy
to be placed on; to be set on; to be piled on; to appear (in print); to be mentioned; to be recorded
person concerned; interested party; related party
touch; contact; contact (with people); dealings; tangency
important; significant; precious; valuable; careful
a lot; lots; enough; sufficient; enough; too many
inarticulate; clumsy with words; poor at speaking
gradually; slowly but steadily
warm; mild; (pleasantly) hot; considerate; kind; genial
mutually; with each other; reciprocally; together
powerful; strong; forceful; reassuring; encouraging
nod; inclination of the head
to run out; to rush out; to start running; to begin to run; to break into a run
to cross over; to cross; to pass through; to exceed; to surpass; to be more (than)
to pierce; to stab; to sting; to bite; to sew; to stitch; to pole (a boat)
to smash down; to batter down; to beat in; to destroy
to blow up (i.e. wind); to blow upwards; to spout into the air
poor (at); weak (in); not very good (at); not one's cup of tea; not one's favorite
to bend; to warp; to yield; to be supple (e.g. bamboo, body); to be flexible; to be pliant
air conditioner; air conditioning; aircon
light (e.g color, fabric); faint; somehow; kind of; scarce; slim
to paste; to stick; to affix; to station; to post
slimy; slippery; greasy; smoothly (of CGI movements, video streaming, etc.)
you (plural); all of you; you all
to regain one's footing; to get back on one's feet; to recover; (of the market) to improve
to loiter; to hang around; to wander around; to prowl; to roam
to break through; to penetrate; to pierce
grant; allowance; endowment; bestowal; assignment; conferment
to spit out; to eject; to dump
drainage; draining; pumping out (water); displacement
slit; slitting (slicing a sheet of paper, metal, etc. into narrower strips)
to finish off; to ensure (something) is dead; to put an end to; to deliver the final blow; to be the best for A
special someone; special person; precious one; significant other
for the first time in one's life
to have a chill run down one's spine
meeting place; rendezvous (point); roll-call (assembly) point; appointed (designated) place
in a crowd; in droves; crawling (of insects); swarming; dragging (e.g. along the ground); trailing
to disagree; to dispute; to fight (over)