to be caught in; to be stuck in; to stop by; to drop in for a short visit; to get mixed up in (trouble); to get entangled in (a problem); to fall for (a trick)
to begin; to set about; to start
to come near; to approach; to be on the verge of; to be about to; to overhang; to hang over
to spring at; to leap upon; to swoop down on; to throw oneself upon (e.g. an enemy)
to lean against; to recline on; to lean on; to rely on; to depend on
to become locked (e.g. of automatic locking)
to weigh on one's mind; to be worried about (something)
to meet (someone of higher status); (arch.) to be recognized (esp. by someone of higher status); (arch.) to be visible; (arch.) to be seen
to lean on; to recline on; to rely on; to depend on
to lean over (someone); to bend over; to lean on; to weigh on one; to bear (heavily) on one; to lie on one
to fall onto; to happen; to befall
to have the personal support of (an influential person); to be under the patronage of
to lean over (someone); to bend over; to lean on; to weigh on one; to bear (heavily) on one; to lie on one
to be caught in a trap (snare, etc.); to fall for (a trick, ambush, etc.)
to take a lot of dealing with; to be a handful
to fall into someone's hands; to place oneself in someone's power
to fall on one's shoulders (e.g. responsibility, duty)
to just appear; to be half out; to be on the tip of one's tongue
troublesome; difficult (e.g. customer, guest, child); laborious (e.g. task, dinner)
to grab at; to grasp at; to clutch at
to meet (someone of higher status); (arch.) to be recognized (esp. by someone of higher status); (arch.) to be visible; (arch.) to be seen
to speak through the nose; to nasalize
to expedite; to encourage; to spur (on)
to assault with a sword; to stab at; to slash at
to topple over and lean at a precarious angle; to fall onto something and lean against it; to be on the point of collapse; to be about to fall; to begin to fall
to spring at; to leap upon
to spring at; to leap upon; to swoop down on; to throw oneself upon (e.g. an enemy)
to meet (someone of higher status); (arch.) to be recognized (esp. by someone of higher status); (arch.) to be visible; (arch.) to be seen
to attack all in a bunch; to attack all at once
to weigh on one's mind; to trouble one
to thrust at (with a knife, sword, etc.)
to start something; to have started something, but not yet finished it
to fall on one's shoulders (e.g. responsibility, duty)
to be biased; to have a bias
to be annoying; to be troublesome; to be a burden
to be about to board; to be riding on; to get on top of; to lean over; to set about; to collide with
to begin to crumble; to crumble and fall (or collapse) onto another object
to begin to get dark; to begin to set (the Sun)
to come to depend on someone's kindness
to depend on one's children
to assault with a sword; to stab at; to slash at
to set about preparations
to be summoned (i.e. of a geisha, by a customer); to be offered (the job of ...); to be invited (to do ...)
to be murdered; to be aided by someone else; to be raised by someone else
to be invited (often to perform for an audience); to be called
to be invited (often to perform for an audience); to be called
to come to a mountain path
to be about to go; to start going; to pass by
to be expensive; to cost much
to be on the verge; to be on the brink; to get close