to catch; to capture; to grab; to clutch; to catch hold of (someone); to stop (e.g. a stranger in the street)
helplessly; easily; without resistance; without regret
encouragement; inspiration; rousing; stirring up; raising (e.g. morale)
hailing each other; acting in concert; responding (to); agreement; concord
mountain climbing; mountaineering; ascent of a mountain
reopening; resumption; restarting
pointing up; pointing upward; upturn; uptrend; upward tendency
substance; essence; entity; subject; content; reality
brittle; fragile; weak; tender-hearted; sentimental; easily moved
to be blown off; to blow off; to blow away; to vanish; to disappear; to be dispelled
stain; spot; smudge; spot (on one's skin, e.g. chloasma, liver spot); blemish; discoloration
slowly (but steadily); gradually; bit-by-bit; slowly soaking in; slowly permeating; oozing out
encroachment; invasion; erosion (e.g. of market share, rights); erosion; corrosion
liquidity (esp. financial); fluidity; mobility (social, job, etc.)
solid (body); solid matter; solid-state
feel (of a material); texture
-itis (indicating an inflammatory disease)
coating; film; membrane; capsule; tunic
gas; vapour; vapor; gaseous body
to put on; to wear; to be clothed in; to be clad in; to be dressed in; to be wrapped in
to represent; to signify; to reveal; to show; to express; to make widely known
to melt; to liquefy; to dissolve (in a liquid); to be soluble (in); to be used up (of money or time); to be wasted
huge; vast; enormous; swelling; expansion
mass; quality and quantity
in addition to that; furthermore; moreover; by; with
final coat (of paint, plaster, varnish, etc.); finish; glazing; adding more of the same (of something negative, e.g. shame)
goblin; apparition; monster; ghost; phantom; spectre
swallowing whole; swallowing without chewing; swallowing (a story); believing unquestioningly; accepting (a proposal, demand, etc.) unconditionally; accepting as-is
simmering; (boiling) gently
to be boiled; to be cooked
in succession; one by one
distant view; looking from a distance; being able to see a long distance; good long-distance vision; farsightedness
two kinds; second-class (e.g. mail)
partly burned charcoal; cinders; charred remains; (arch.) servant boy at a brothel or teahouse
black; black stone; guilt; guilty person
usually; ordinarily; always; continuous; 24-hour (operation, care, etc.); constant
drifting; drift; being adrift
to shine; to glow; to look attractive; to look nice; to be set off (by)
lower region; lower part; region below
to lean over (someone); to bend over; to lean on; to weigh on one; to bear (heavily) on one; to lie on one