1. to cling to, to hold on to, to hold fast to
2. to grapple
3. to set about doing, to begin, to commence, to undertake
4. to possess (someone; of an evil spirit, idea, etc.), to take hold of, to haunt
5. to obtain a clue, to get a lead
1. illness (usu. excluding minor ailments, e.g. common cold), disease, sickness
2. bad habit, bad behaviour, weakness, failing
3. crazy, insane, disturbed, sick in the head
1. at (place, time), in, on, during
2. to (direction, state), toward, into
3. for (purpose)
4. because of (reason), for, with
5. by, from
6. as (i.e. in the role of)
7. per, in, for, a (e.g. "once a month")
8. and, in addition to
9. if, although
