to protect; to guard; to defend; to keep (i.e. a promise); to abide (by the rules); to observe
to catch one's breath; to gulp; to have one's breath taken away; to gasp
to stick into; to pierce; to run into
to struggle in the water; to sink below the surface and become unable to breathe; to (nearly) drown; to indulge in; to lose one's head over something; to be addicted
optical illusion; hallucination; misapprehension; delusion
extent; degree; limit; bounds; (span of) time; (a) distance; the state of
pointing out; identification
all over the body; from head to foot; all over
function; facility; faculty; feature
to lose; to miss (a change, opportunity); to lose (a loved one); to be bereaved of; to concede (goals, points, etc.)
pure white; blank (e.g. mind, paper)
recognition; awareness; perception; understanding; knowledge; cognition
on countless occasions; many a time
love; love-making; passion; emotion; affections
to turn toward; to look (up, down, etc.); to face (e.g. east) (of a building, window, etc.); to look out on; to point (of an arrow, compass needle, etc.); to be suited to
to bring back; to restore
to break the ice; to broach a subject; to bring up a topic
barely; narrowly; only just; with difficulty
to squeeze out; to wring out
no more than; just; only; mere; goes no further than
to take back; to regain; to get back; to recover
disagreeable; detestable; unpleasant; reluctant
to keep up (appearances); to smooth over (an error, etc.); to gloss over; to mend; to repair
to lend; to loan; to rent out; to hire out
as is; as it is; as things are; like this; this way; at this rate
to grant someone's request
calm; quiet; gentle; moderate; reasonable; amicable
reason; cause; circumstances
all you have to do is; just; that's all
to clasp; to grasp; to hold (the answer); to have (e.g. the solution); to seize (power); to hold (the reins)
rattling; clattering; trembling; shivering; whining; grumbling
to stop; to turn off; to park; to prevent; to suppress (a cough); to stop (someone from doing something); to dissuade
as many as one likes; as much as one likes; great many; plenty; almost (none); (not) much
(not) ever; (not) by any means; (not) in the least; (not) in any way; (not) at all
comfort; ease; easy; simple; (economically) comfortable; raku pottery
to touch; to feel; to touch (with); to experience; to come in contact with; to touch on (a subject); to allude to
something like ...; something called ...
ratio; proportion; match; equal; explicit comparison (style of the Shi Jing); Philippines
presentiment; premonition; hunch; to have a premonition; to have a hunch
that kind of; that way; that move; that trick; that game
to grasp back; to squeeze back; to grab back
strong interaction; strong force
faint; dim; weak; poor; wretched; meagre
to work too hard; to try too hard; to strain oneself; to overdo it; to go too far