lapping (e.g. of waves against the shore); steadily (advancing); gradually (approaching); sufficient (of the amount of liquid needed to cover a submerged object); just enough; (arch.) speedily
to advance on; to close in; to march on; to descend on (the enemy); to move towards; to surge forward (crowd, wave of nostalgia, wave, etc.)
to be mixed together; to be blended; to intermingle; to commingle
choking; suffocating; stifling; oppressive; heavy
text at the foot of a page, document, screen, etc.
to throw down; to throw out; to abandon; to resign; to give freely; to give generously
to fall (over, down); to collapse; to be destroyed (in a collapse); to collapse; to be confined to bed (with an illness); to come down with; to die
to catch; to stop the blow; to react to; to take (advice, etc.); to accept
warm; mild; considerate; kind; warm (of a colour); mellow
to become completely chilled
to rise up (e.g. pillar of smoke); to go up
to bend; to warp; to curve
glasses; eyeglasses; spectacles; judgment; judgement; discrimination
to join; to be put together; to combine; to unite; to fit; to close (e.g. of a wound)
to be playful; to gambol; to be amused (with something); to flirt with
bits and pieces; frizzily (as in perm)
ecstatically; spellbound; with rapt attention; abstractedly; absentmindedly; absorbedly
slight; thin; on the weak side
to hold; to carry; to embrace (in one's arms)
lovely; dear; beloved; pitiable; pathetic; piteous
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
desire; wish; request; entreaty; prayer; (written) application
to reject; to spurn; to turn down; to refuse
guilty (feeling, conscience, look, etc.); (feeling) uneasy
to make amends; to compensate for; to make up for
to pile up; to heap up; to stack up; to repeat many times over; to go through repeatedly; to accumulate
to stir; to churn; to rummage around; to throw into confusion; to throw into chaos
jaw; chin; barb (of a fishhook)
along; parallel to; in accordance with
sensitive; susceptible; impressionable
to soak; to dip; to steep; to moisten; to wet
scattered; separated; dispersed
to be on the verge; to be on the brink; to get close
to settle down; to stay (for good); to stay long; to stay on
to detain; to check; to restrain
avenue; street; coming and going; street traffic; flow (of water, air, etc.); transmission (of sound); reach (e.g. of voice)
waist; waistline; waist measurement
constriction; narrow part (in middle); waist (esp. of a woman)
to grow long (e.g. hair, nails); to lengthen; to extend; to reach out; to hold out; to straighten; to smooth out