to hug someone close; to hold someone tight; to embrace closely
lots of; a ton of; a mountain of; piles of; heaps of; so many
maid; helper; help; assistance
bath; bathing; bathhouse; public bath; room for drying lacquerware; base (wooden joint connecting the blade of a hoe, spade, etc., to the handle)
hand; arm; forepaw; foreleg; handle; hand; worker
to bark; to howl; to howl (e.g. of the wind); to roar; to yell; to cry
to return (something); to restore; to turn over; to turn upside down; to pay back; to retaliate; to respond (with)
to approach; to draw near; to get close; to get acquainted with; to get closer to; to get to know
to bite; to chew; to gnaw; to fumble one's words (esp. during a play, broadcast, etc.); to falter with one's words; to crash against (e.g. of waves); to break onto (shore)
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
busy; occupied; hectic; restless; hurried; fidgety
what's the matter?; what's wrong?
to be flustered; to lose one's presence of mind
to entrust; to leave to a person
guest; visitor; customer; client; shopper
irresponsible; perfunctory; lukewarm; half-baked; reasonable; moderate
idea; notion; sense (e.g. of duty); resignation; preparedness; observation and contemplation
shameful; disgraceful; indecent; unseemly; unbecoming; improper
imitating; copying; mimicry; behavior; behaviour; action
in the company of; accompanied by ...; as a group comprising ...; likes of ...
threat; menace; coercion; terrorism
yes?; no?; isn't it?; is it?
reputation; respectability
to reconsider; to rethink; to reassess
funny; amusing; strange; odd; improper; unsuitable
gold (Au); golden (color); valuable; of highest value; money; gold coin; Friday
to turn up; to make an appearance; to put in an appearance; to drop by
debt; loan; liabilities; borrowing money
looking like a ...; acting as if a ...
to touch; to feel; to get involved (with); to approach; to be harmful to; to hinder
polite; courteous; civil; careful; close; thorough
to deal with (a person); to treat; to deal with (a problem); to handle; to operate (e.g. a machine); to handle; to deal in
(medical) treatment; care; therapy; cure; remedy
that's true; of course; obviously
difficult problem; challenge
sad; miserable; unhappy; sad; lamentable; deplorable
machine; mechanism; instrument; appliance; apparatus
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
gesture; movement; action; acting; performance