• arousing feelings of sympathy or gratitude

Synonyms: moving, affecting, stirring, warming, heart-warming, impressive

• concerning; about

• come into or be in contact with

Synonyms: be in contact (with), come into contact (with), come together (with), meet, join, connect, converge (with), be contiguous (with), border (on), be (up) against, link up (with), adjoin, abut, neighbour

• handle in order to interfere with, alter, or otherwise affect

Synonyms: handle, hold, pick up, move

• affect or concern

Synonyms: affect, have an effect on, concern, involve, have a bearing on, be relevant to, be pertinent to

• produce feelings of affection, gratitude, or sympathy in

Synonyms: affected, softened, moved, stirred, swayed, aroused, impressed, influenced, warmed, impassioned, upset, disturbed, distressed, affect, move, stir, arouse, make/leave an impression on, impress, have an impact on, have an effect on

• reach (a specified level or amount)

Synonyms: reach, attain, arrive at, come to, make