flexibility; pliability; softness; elasticity
to lose; to miss (a change, opportunity); to lose (a loved one); to be bereaved of; to concede (goals, points, etc.)
to harden; to solidify; to become firm; to become certain; to gather (together); to assemble
pessimism; negative thinking
bad; poor; poor (quality); inferior; evil; sinful; ugly
to arrive at; to reach; to sit on; to sit at (e.g. the table)
to expose (to the sun, public, danger, etc.); to bleach; to refine; to rinse (vegetables); to soak; to doxx
narrow; confined; small; limited; narrow-minded; confining
quotation; citation; reference
theatre; theater; playhouse
to hang over; to shroud; to enshroud; to envelop; to screen
shaking; trembling; pitching; disturbance; unrest; agitation
to run away; to flee; to make off; to start to run away
wow!; oh!; yeah!; alright!; waah!; boohoo!
door (Western-style, car, etc.)
to open (a door, etc.); to unwrap (e.g. parcel, package); to open (for business, etc.); to empty; to remove; to move out; to clear out
to force open; to push open
opening inward (e.g. door, window)
even if ...; even supposing that ...; also as ...; also for ...; also from the position of ...
to push; to press; to apply pressure from above; to press down; to stamp (i.e. a passport); to apply a seal; to affix (e.g. gold leaf)
frantic; frenetic; inevitable death; brinkmate (inevitable checkmate)
to confuse (someone); to befuddle; to bewilder; to mystify; to throw up a smokescreen; (lit.) to surround with smoke
to pull; to tug; to draw (attention, sympathy, etc.); to attract (e.g. interest); to draw back (e.g. one's hand); to draw in (one's chin, stomach, etc.); to draw (a card, mahjong tile, etc.)
and yet; despite this; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless
to become confused (disconcerted, disorganized, disorganised); to be flustered; to panic; to hurry; to rush; to hasten
room; chamber; apartment; flat; stable
to strike against; to collide with; to encounter; to meet; to clash
being preoccupied with; being obsessed; only thinking of; having only ... on one's mind
to fuss over; to be particular about; to be obsessive about; to be fixated on; to obstruct; to hinder
no good; not serving its purpose; hopeless; wasted; cannot; must not
way (of doing); manner; method; means
there is no way that ...; easy; simple
definitely; absolutely; absolute; unconditional; absoluteness
sticking to (an opinion, theory, belief, etc.); clinging to; adherence; persistence; insistence
choices; alternatives; options
intimacy; friendship; familiarity
the trouble is that ...; the problem is that ...; unfortunately; annoyingly
taking a quantity (of time, people, etc.); similar to ...; dependent on ...; reliant on ...; while ...; when ...
by the way; incidentally; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how)
to be in a hurry; to be impatient; to be anxious (to do); to get a fright; to panic; to get flustered
to distance oneself (from); to keep (something or someone) at a distance; to maintain a distance (from)
to float; to be suspended; to rise to the surface; to appear; to come to mind; to have inspiration
don't you think?; indicates question