bond (between people); (emotional) ties; bonds; tether; fetters
for today; for the time being
it's better to; it's best to; it's safest to; you can't go wrong with; it doesn't hurt (to be young, beautiful, have money, etc.)
best one could ask for; just what one wants; welcome (news); heaven-sent
if anything; if pushed I'd say; if I had to say
(art of) fencing; swordsmanship
so to speak; so to call it; as it were; in a sense
basics; fundamentals; basis; basically; fundamentally
important; essential; significant; major; key; principal
special characteristic; special quality; trait; idiosyncrasy; peculiarity
to increase; to add to; to augment
for (e.g. "she dances well for an eight-year old"); considering it's (something or someone)
good performance; good work; great success
unexpected; unforeseen; inconceivable
lending (money, commodities, etc.); finance; loan; adaptability; versatility; flexibility
to be effective; to take effect; to work; to function well; to be possible (to do, use, etc.); to be able to
very caring; kind; helpful; service-minded
having little left; having few remaining; running short; running low; scant
to concentrate; to focus on; to devote; to stiffen; to become tense
exaltation; emotional uplift
feeling of transparency; sense of translucence; clear and unclouded feel (e.g. of a voice, skin, etc.); bright and limpid impression; transparency (of a process, activity, etc.); clarity of how things work
image (in one's mind); impression; (computer) image; depiction (e.g. of a product); rendition
to see without obstruction; to get an unobstructed view (of); to see into (someone's thoughts); to read (someone's feelings, intentions, etc.); to foresee; to predict
to live; to reside; to inhabit
wise person; virtuous person; sage; unrefined sake
eye; eyeball; (arch.) pupil and (dark) iris of the eye; (arch.) insight; (arch.) perceptivity; (arch.) look
to jump up; to leap up; to fly up (into the sky); to soar up; to jump ahead; to skip ahead
to burn; to kindle; to heat (a bath); to light (a stove); to use (a camera flash)
several times; a few times; several degrees; a few degrees
concise; brief; succinct; compact (style)
fresh; refreshing; invigorating; clear (voice); fluent (speech); eloquent
to insert; to put in; to come in (of light); to shine in; to have a griping pain (in the stomach, chest, etc.)
joint; knuckle; tune; melody; node (of a plant stem); joint
metal fittings; metal fixtures
reality; actuality; practice (as opposed to theory); truly; really; bhutakoti (limit of reality)
to glare at; to scowl at; to stare intensely at; to examine carefully; to estimate; to guess
to freeze; to become frozen; to freeze over
whichever one chooses; either way
reckless; (at) random; haphazard; blind; sudden; abrupt
to bend; to warp; to curve
to rise (of a building, mountain, etc.); to tower; to soar