to encourage (someone); to cheer (someone) up; to give someone a charge; to empower
to meet fortuitously (e.g. running into an old friend); to meet by chance; to happen across
giving two or three light tugs (or pushes); (arch.) worrying about; (arch.) moping; (arch.) suddenly angry; (arch.) feeling a surge of anger
stupid; foolish; idiotic; fool; idiot; blockhead
giving and taking; exchange (of letters); arguing back and forth; (conversational) exchange
to creep up; to crawl up; to overcome (a bad situation); to rise (after a setback)
with a bump; with a clunk
ripple (on water); wavelets; ripple (e.g. of uneasiness); unrest; disturbance
to be tied together; to be connected to; to lead to; to be related to; to be related (by blood)
to grow senile; to be childish with age; to be mentally slow; to be befuddled; to play stupid; to say something stupid (oft. on purpose; esp. as part of a comedic routine)
sense of guilty pleasure; feeling of naughtiness
to resound; to echo; to reverberate
to notice; to become aware; to be scrupulous; to be attentive; to recover consciousness; to come to oneself
to be touching; to be moving
to rub against; to chafe; to quarrel
time after time; countless times; many a time; dozens of times
detailed and accurate; exhaustive and precise; meticulous; finely detailed
captive; prisoner; victim (of love, etc.); slave (to one's lust, etc.)
by the way; in this connection; incidentally; in passing
to perform; to do; to conduct oneself; to carry out
minuscule amount; extremely small quantity
conception; fertilization; fertilisation
though; although; be that as it may; nonetheless
to choke; to have trouble breathing
good thing; strong point; good family; prestigious school; the right moment; utter
to lose (something); to mislay; to get rid of; to eliminate; to remove
to close (one's eyes); to shut
to add; to add up; to increase; to gather (e.g. speed); to include; to count in
to criticize harshly; to blame; to accuse; to urge; to press
side; edge; beside; while (doing); in addition to; at the same time
to rain incessantly; to downpour
interval; break; pause; spare moment
rustling; refreshing; clearly
being frustrated because something is not quite as hoped (just as one cannot scratch an itch from outside a shoe); having an itch that one cannot scratch
to raise; to lift; to boost; to enhance
to paint over; to paint out; to fill in; to cover completely (with paint)
to push aside; to push one's way through
to flow into; to pour into; to stream into