important; serious; valuable; precious; serious matter; major incident
one side; one party; counterpart; one of a pair; fellow; mate
contrary to expectations; or so we thought, but ...
to emit a voice; to emit a sound; to be able to speak
to cuddle; to comfort; to rock; to soothe; to dandle; to humor
sometimes; at intervals; occasionally; on occasion; from time to time
to cling to; to hang onto; to rely on; to depend on; to implore; to entreat
shirt (undergarment); undershirt; singlet; shirt (outerwear; usu. with collar and buttons)
breast; chest; pit of the stomach; solar plexus; epigastrium
to hold in one's arms; to bring over a person to one's side; to involve
to content oneself with; to be resigned to (one's fate); to be contented (satisfied) with (one's lot)
to smash; to crush; to shut down; to put out of business; to wreck; to break; to butcher
eager; earnest; strenuous; fervent; assiduous; with utmost effort
to hug someone close; to hold someone tight; to embrace closely
lovely; dear; beloved; pitiable; pathetic; piteous
to rub on; to rub against; to lay the blame on; to strike (a match)
thumping (heart); banging; pounding; racing
below; down; bottom; beneath; underneath; just after; right after
to soothe; to calm; to pacify
surprisingly; astonishingly; amazingly; alarmingly
numbness; going to sleep (of a limb); pins and needles
rate; ratio; percentage; commission; poundage; percentage
standing facing each other (e.g. mountains, buildings); standing opposite each other; confrontation; squaring off against (adversaries, armies, forces); standing off against
to be full; to wax (e.g. moon); to rise (e.g. tide); to mature; to expire
to beat fast (of a heart); to hammer
unsatisfying; disappointing; abrupt; not enough; too quick; too short
fall of the curtain; last scene; end of act
laws of nature; physical laws; physics
isolation; cut off; blockade; quarantine; interception; deprivation
to guess; to sense; to presume; to sympathize with; to sympathise with
to squeeze out; to wring out
imprudence; indiscretion; thoughtlessness
certain; sure; definite; reliable; sound; solid
to be solved; to be resolved; to loosen; to come untied; to be removed (of restrictions); to be lifted (e.g. a ban)
in case of; at that time; at this time
to set up (a house, store, etc.); to build; to have at the ready (e.g. a gun); to hold in preparation (e.g. a camera); to adopt a posture; to assume a stance; to put on an air
to comb (out); to card; to untangle (hair)
one arm; one's right-hand man; one's right hand
to forget oneself; to lose control of oneself