with a start; with a jump
loyalty; sincerity; allegiance; fidelity; integrity
to lift up; to hold up; to give; to offer; to devote; to sacrifice
close (e.g. friend); familiar; familiar (e.g. story); well-known (to one); close (relatives); closely related
to have the privilege of doing
not a word to anyone; keep it secret; mum's the word
slapping; splashing; splatting; banging shut; flat (refusal, denial, etc.)
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)
gloomy (e.g. mood); depressing; irritating; troublesome; heavy (weather); cloudy
reality; actuality; actual conditions; ultimate reality; absolute truth
friendship; fellowship; camaraderie
to get worse; to deteriorate; to go from bad to worse; to spoil (of food); to go bad; to perish
to stick out too much; to protrude too far; to be too strong (e.g. of tea); to be too forward; to be too assertive; to be pushy
repeatedly; over and over again; fully (e.g. understand); very much; very well
knowledge; awareness; acceptance; consent; forgiving; pardoning
love; attachment; lovesickness
lovable; sweet; charming; pitiful; pathetic; touching
back (of a chair); backrest
wonderful; splendid; magnificent; exceeding; incredible; remarkable
to yearn for; to long for; to follow (someone); to idolize (for virtue, learning, status, etc.)
honesty; sincerity; trust; reliance; (religious) faith; devotion
reason; cause; meaning; sense; (good) sense; reason
to make (someone) understand (a fault, mistake, etc.); to reason with; to advise; to try to persuade; to exhort; to admonish
preference; priority; precedence; right of way
to make sure of; to ascertain; to see with one's own eyes; to watch to the end; to watch to make sure (that)
to mellow (e.g. personality); to be rounded; to huddle; to cower
uncertain; doubtful; unreliable; unsteady; unclear; vague
close; intimate; on good terms
general; popular; common; typical
gossip; corner of the mouth
to make fun of; to look down on; to make light of
easy; trifling; harmless; nothing of the sort; not at all
cold storage; deep freeze; cryopreservation
to open (one's eyes) wide
flavor; flavour; charm; appeal; experience; taste (e.g. of victory)
small amount; jot; nothing much; (to a) slight degree; wee bit
medicine; pharmaceuticals; efficacious chemical (gunpowder, pesticide, etc.); (pottery) glaze; (illegal) drug; narcotic
to serve (in a bowl, on a plate, etc.); to dish out; to pile up; to heap up; to administer (medicine, poison); to dose out; to put into (e.g. information in a report, meaning in a statement)
a glow; heat; burning sensation; hot flash
to suppress (a smile, yawn, etc.); to stifle; to bite to death
to sense; to perceive; to understand; to comprehend; to attain enlightenment
accomplice; conspirator; cohort
aphrodisiac; love potion; philter