painful; heartrending; trying; oppressive; suffocating; miserable
to cling to; to depend on; to embrace; to hug
to hug tight; to grasp firmly; to embrace tightly
little finger; pinky; fourth (occ. fifth) finger; little toe
to insert; to put in; to send in (to a prisoner; e.g. clothes, books); to deliver (food, refreshments, etc. to workers); to supply
to aim at (for, to do, to become); to try for; to have an eye on; to go toward; to head for
with a start; with a jump
entry; going into; approach
pressure; clamping; tightening; fastening
to coil around; to twine around; to cling (to); to follow around; to hang around
to refuse; to reject; to decline; to prevent (from doing); to deny (e.g. access); to block
having at one's mercy; trifling with; toying with; playing with; making a fool of; leading around by the nose
to collapse; to crumble; to get out of shape; to lose one's shape; to break down; to be thrown into disarray; to crash (stock market)
to turn back; to go back; to come back; to return; to retrace one's steps
hollow; cavity; hole; cave
cry (e.g. of a baby); sob; whine; tearful voice; weepy voice
to love one another; to be affectionate towards each other; to have sex; to make love
to take off one's clothes; to undress; to strip naked; to become naked
to intercommunicate; to exchange (messages, vows, etc.)
to get angry; to lose one's temper
to push (something) against
to stare at; to look hard at; to look up and down; to scrutinize; to scrutinise
ticklish; embarrassed; awkward; ill at ease (esp. when receiving public praise)
time (for, to do); time (to finish a race, lap, etc.); time-out; thyme
to keep (something) a close secret; to hide (the truth, one's pain, etc.); to keep hidden
to the very end; to the bitter end; to the last; to the hilt; thoroughly
don't put the trivial ahead of the important; don't sweat the small stuff; don't bother with the details (before embarking on a great enterprise); read the fine print; be careful of the small things (before embarking on a great enterprise)
regulation; adjustment; control
to decrease (in size or number); to diminish; to abate
to put effort into; to strain; to put strength into; to put forth effort
fierce; intense; severe; very; extremely; terribly
to extract; to pull out; to draw out; to headhunt; to lure away; to poach
sharp (knife, claws, etc.); pointed; sharp (pain, tone, etc.); acute; keen (intuition, sense of smell, etc.); acute
faint-inducing; dizzying; overwhelming; mind-numbing; staggering
mixture; jumble; blend; making a cord by entwining threads of various colours
to creep up; to crawl up; to overcome (a bad situation); to rise (after a setback)
to sound; to ring; to resound; to echo; to roar; to rumble
to soften; to moderate; to relieve
no matter what; whatever happens; in any situation; rain or shine
to live; to reside; to inhabit