to cut (cloth, paper, etc.); to cut off
stomach; Chinese "stomach" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
contents; interior; substance; content; (sword) blade
backward flow; backflow; countercurrent; reflux; regurgitation
capillary; capillary vessel
irregularity; abnormality; change of tone; transposition; modulation
restriction; restraint; binding; constraint
excitement; stimulation; agitation; arousal
overcoming; conquering; surmounting; getting over
by all rights; properly speaking; legally speaking
to catch; to capture; to grasp (e.g. meaning); to perceive; to captivate; to move (one's heart)
administration (of medicine); giving medication
adjustment; regulation; coordination; reconciliation; tuning; fixing
blunder; bungle; gaffe; bungling; stupid; tactless
recovery; undoing; recall
camera shake; picture blur; deviation; slight shifting
minute adjustment; fine-tuning
rising up (of smoke, clouds, etc.); towering; plump; chubby; welling up (of an emotion); boiling up
race (of people); type of person
ingredient; (raw) material; unprocessed timber; raw timber; subject matter; topic
to swallow one's tears; to choke back one's tears; to hold back one's disappointment; to suppress one's mortification
simmer; bubble out; flow out
to boil; to be boiling hot; to be on a rolling boil
irritation; annoyance; frustration
walking; pace; step; course (of history, one's life, etc.); history; pitch (of a screw, etc.)
to follow around; to shadow; to tag along; to haunt one (e.g. feeling, failure); to follow one
sign; indication; omen; symptom
on one occasion; once; at one point; at one time
(breaking) with a snap (of a thread, string, etc.); (ending) suddenly (of a call, communications, etc.); piercing (e.g. with a needle); squashing (something small; e.g. an insect); breaking out (e.g. of a pimple)
to go out (of a fire, etc.); to die out (before burning to ash); to fall through (of plans, etc.); to fizzle out; to come to nothing
contrary to expectations; or so we thought, but ...
finally; in the end; at last; in the end; after all; never (happened)
one's heart; the mind; inner feelings; inmost thoughts; true motives
having no way of knowing; being completely ignorant of
being the sole winner; beating everyone else; winner-take-all; mostly alone; mostly by oneself
elevation; rise; improvement; advancement; progress
easy; smooth; without a hitch; quick
to present; to dedicate; to obey; to follow; to proudly bear
victory or defeat; outcome (of a game, battle, etc.)
to praise; to extol; to hail; to laud; to celebrate
unwritten law; common law; unwritten rule