to pinch; to hold (between one's fingers); to pick up and eat; to snack on; to pick out (the main point); to summarize
round; circular; curved; smooth; harmonious; calm
ring; circle; hoop; wheel; circle (e.g. of friends)
to rise to the surface; to come to the front; to emerge (e.g. from obscurity); to stand out (e.g. against a dark background)
to insert; to put in; to have a griping pain; to flow in; to shine in
response (felt in the hands); resistance; reaction; response; effect
to sound; to ring; to resound; to echo; to roar; to rumble
direction; orientation; bearing; course (e.g. of action)
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.)
to be disconnected; to get out of place; to miss the mark; to get it wrong (e.g. guess, expectation); to be removed; to be excluded
presentiment; premonition; hunch; to have a premonition; to have a hunch
animal; beastly; carnal; sensual; brute
to be furnished with; to be provided with; to be possessed of; to be endowed with; to be among; to be one of
cool-headed; level-headed; hard-headed
analogy; analogical reasoning; analogical inference; analogy
to be grounded on; to be based on; to be due to; to originate from
foresight; foreknowledge; intimation; premonition; prediction
a little; a bit; somewhat; slightly; rather
variety; kind; type; counter for kinds, species, etc.
convulsion; cramp; spasm; tic; twitch; fit
intuition; instinct; insight; hunch; immediacy
perhaps; maybe; perchance; by some chance; by any chance
to reach; to amount to; to be up to the task; to come up to; to compare with; to be a match (for)
unconsciousness; unconscious; involuntary; the unconscious (psychoanalysis)
to deliver; to forward; to send; to report; to notify; to file notice (to the authorities)
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
sometimes; occasionally; at times; seasonal; of the season; appropriate (for the season or occasion)
to be bewildered; to be perplexed
rigour; rigor; closeness; compactness; tightly knit
to change into; to convert into; to transform; to be reduced; to influence; to improve (someone)
after all is said and done; no matter what people say; in the end; definitely; undeniably
comfortable (to live in); snug; cozy; cosy
just a minute; small quantity
(cannot) possibly; (not) by any means; (not) at all; utterly; absolutely
this and that; this or that; one thing or another; this way and that
inquiry into; enquiry into; prying (into); investigation; search; exploration
spare time; free time; time (e.g. time it takes to do something); time off; day off; quitting (one's job); firing someone
odd; strange; queer; peculiar
short pause; short interval
to listen carefully; to strain one's ears
indication; sign; hint; tone (of the market)
to peep (through); to peek; to await (one's chance); to guess; to infer
tranquil; calm; restful; peaceful; quiet
inner part; inside; interior; depths (e.g. of a forest); back (of a house, drawer, etc.); bottom (e.g. of one's heart)
ridge (of roof); back of a sword; counter for buildings, apartments, etc.
continuation; rest (of the story, work, etc.); flow (e.g. of a piece of writing); pacing (of a story); succession (of); sequence