tightly (holding on); firmly; strongly (built); solidly; properly; well
to hold in one's arms (e.g. a baby); to embrace; to hug; to have (a thought or feeling); to hold; to harbour (suspicion, doubt, etc.)
emergency; extraordinary; unusual
important; serious; valuable; precious; serious matter; major incident
seeming ...; appearing ...; -ish; like a ...; typical of ...
whole; entirety; whatever (is the matter)
soft; tender; gentle; mild; informal; light
contents; interior; substance; content; (sword) blade
retention; maintenance; preservation
end (e.g. of street); tip; beginning; start; odds and ends; scrap
to seize; to catch; to obtain; to acquire; to understand; to grasp
hand; arm; forepaw; foreleg; handle; hand; worker
I see; that's right; indeed
force; strength; capability; ability; efficacy; effect; effort
to shut oneself in (e.g. one's room); to be confined in; to be filled with (emotion, enthusiasm, etc.); to fill the room (of a gas, smell, etc.); to be heavy with (e.g. smoke); to be muffled (e.g. voice); to hold (a castle, fortress, etc.)
wall; partition; barrier; obstacle; Chinese "Wall" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
to break off; to come to an end; to be interrupted; to be cut short; to pause
field of vision; visibility; view; visual field; (one's) ken
to open out (of a view, scenery, etc.); to spread out; to improve (of luck, prospects, etc.); to get better; to develop (of a town, civilization, etc.); to become civilized; to be sensible
aroma; fragrance; scent; smell
to be mixed; to be blended with; to be combined; to associate with; to mingle with; to interest
water (esp. cool, fresh water, e.g. drinking water); fluid (esp. in an animal tissue); liquid; flood; floodwaters; water offered to wrestlers just prior to a bout
odour; odor; scent; aura; whiff; smacks of ...
to arrive at (after a struggle); to finally reach; to find one's way to; to finally hit on (e.g. an idea)
reflection; reverberation; reflex; reflexes
(in the) neighbourhood; neighborhood; around; about; for instance; say
dimly; faintly; absentmindedly; vacantly; idly; aimlessly
to shine on; to illuminate; to compare (with); to refer to
fantastic; magical; wondrous; whimsical; fairytale-like; romantic
beautiful; pretty; lovely; sweet; pure (heart, friendship, etc.)
appreciation (of art, music, poetry, etc.)
surplus; margin; leeway; composure; placidity; complacency
Mr.; Mrs.; makes a word more polite (usu. in fixed expressions); state; situation
frantic; frenetic; inevitable death; brinkmate (inevitable checkmate)
colour; color; complexion; skin colour; look (on one's face); expression; appearance
to fill (with); to be filled with; to express (an emotion); to project (sadness, joy, etc.); to wear (e.g. a smile)
left and right; right and left; (asserting) control; influence; one's attendants; people accompanying one
to look around; to survey
possibly; apparently; (seem) likely; somehow or other; with difficulty; barely