to catch; to capture; to catch hold of (someone); to stop (e.g. a stranger in the street); towards (someone); at (someone)
to get entangled; to get tangled; to have poor control over (one's tongue, feet, etc.); to trip over; to become complicated
floating; drifting; weightlessness; softly; gently; lightly
to float in the air; to be unfinished; to be unsettled; to be undecided
to blink (one's eyes); to wink; to bat
cold (e.g. weather); uninteresting (esp. joke); lame; dull
to warm oneself; to sun oneself; to warm up; to get warm
grunt; grumble; pimples; spots; cutting into small pieces; simmering
to throw violently against; to slam against; to strike; to thrust at someone (e.g. a letter)
heaven and earth; the universe; top and bottom; gods of heaven and earth
inverted; upside down; reversed; back to front; wrong way round
state of affairs (around you); situation; circumstances
to hang (something) on (something); to throw on (clothes); to hook; to catch; to cheat; to evade payment; to drink (alcohol)
barely; narrowly; only just; with difficulty
to hang down (from); to dangle; to be within one's reach; to dangle (before one's eyes); to be completely reliant on; to be entirely dependent on
to release; to let go; to free; to add (pieces of eggplant, potato, etc.) to water, broth, etc.
will not do; do not; does not
powerful; strong; forceful; reassuring; encouraging
sleeping powder; sleeping drug; narcotic; anaesthetic; anesthetic
misunderstanding; mistaken idea; wrong guess
to drain; to pour; to wash away; to distribute (e.g. electricity over wires, music over a PA system, etc.); to circulate; to cruise (e.g. taxi); to float
that's the way it is; such is life
to be lit (e.g. candle, lamp, light bulb); to be lighted; to be burning
hesitantly; timidly; diffidently
to dry up (spring, pond, etc.); to run out
tear gland; lacrimal gland
to be disheartened; to lose heart; to be sprained; to be snapped; to be broken
won't; hasn't; isn't; won't you
grumbling; complaining; muttering; crumpling (e.g. paper)
pearls thrown before swine; unused possession; useless possession; waste of talent
to come to nothing; to be in vain; to lead nowhere
to glide; to slide (e.g. on skis); to fail (an examination); to bomb (when telling a joke); to drop; to go down
to support; to prop; to sustain; to hold at bay; to stem; to check
to trail (of smoke, clouds, etc.); to hang (of mist, haze, etc.); to lie (over); to linger; to flow (e.g. of hair in the wind)
through; non-stop; direct; going straight to
side; edge; beside; while (doing); in addition to; at the same time
middle of the night; dead of night
beginning; outset; first; onset
to see (a doctor, etc.); to consult (someone)
with a flap; with a snap; with a thud; with a crash; with a swish; with a rustle
pattern; figure; state; condition; conjecture of the current situation; the way it seems; model
satisfaction; contentment; sufficient; satisfactory; satisfying (an equation)