1 to hold

2 to carry (in one's arms)

3 to hug

4 to embrace

5 to surround

6 to cherish

1 to embrace

2 to hug

1 to hug

2 to cherish

3 within the bosom (of the family)

4 to embrace (also fig. an ideal, aspiration etc)

1 to complain

2 to grumble

3 to harbor a complaint

4 to feel dissatisfied

1 to hug

2 to embrace

1 lit. to clasp the Buddha's feet when danger arises (idiom); fig. to profess devotion only when in trouble

2 doing things at the last minute

3 to make a hasty last-minute effort (often refers to cramming for exams)

1 lit. to clasp the Buddha's feet (without ever having burned incense) (idiom); fig. to profess devotion only when in trouble

2 panic measures in place of timely preparation

1 to cherish the outmoded and preserve the outworn (idiom); conservative

2 stickler for tradition

1 lit. to carry firewood to put out a fire (idiom); fig. to make a problem worse by inappropriate action

1 to cover one's head and sneak away like a rat (idiom); to flee ignominiously