to go smoothly; to turn out well; to do the trick; to have peaceful relations
disquieting; threatening; turbulent; restless; unsettled; disturbing
to raise; to elevate; to do up (one's hair); to fly (a kite, etc.); to launch (fireworks, etc.); to land (a boat); to show someone (into a room)
racing (of an engine); spinning one's wheels; running idle; fruitless effort; going nowhere; going round in circles
poor; pitiable; pathetic; pitiful
to become one tile away from completion; to be at one's wits' end; to be about to blow one's fuse
with a whiff; with a puff; suddenly; abruptly; without warning
(turning) round and round; in circles; wrapping around; winding around
whirlpool; swirl; eddy; vortex; maelstrom
to wind; to coil; to envelope; to shroud; to outflank; to skirt
clear; obvious; evident; bright; light
true character; true heart; true spirit
thinly; slightly; vaguely; a little
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.)
sensation; feeling; tendency; propensity
broken; intermittent; disconnected
to express in a refined fashion; to weave a web of words
reaction; response; reaction
to harmonize; to harmonise; to be in harmony; to say the same thing in unison (inadvertently)
furthermore; again; after all; more and more; moreover; even more
to be good (at); to go well; to look (taste, etc.) good; to hold one's liquor; to be able to hold one's drink
direction; orientation; bearing; course (e.g. of action)
to push on; to plunge forward; to push one's way to
just (now); quite (near); unintentionally; subconsciously
to thrust (something) into (something); to cram; to plunge into; to charge into; to delve into (a matter); to go into depth; to press (someone) about
unrelated; irrelevant; unconcerned; unconnected
without; unless; have to do
obstacle; hindrance; impediment; nuisance; bore; burden
to (make something) quiver; to shake; to tremble; to vibrate
as one would expect; naturally; indeed; still; all the same; after all
to say enough (as much as required); to say plenty; to say well; to say cleverly; to say often; to say frequently
place hidden from view; cover; shelter; hiding place
calling out to someone with love or good will; phone call to a loved one; fervent request; heartfelt appeal
to send (a thing); to dispatch; to take or escort (a person somewhere); to see off (a person); to bid farewell (to the departed); to bury; to spend (time)
expectation; anticipation; hope; promising; rising; up-and-coming
tone of voice; mimicry; imitative voice
how about ...?; I wonder; I don't know
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
clearly; plainly; distinctly; to be clear; to be definite; to be certain
to talk or say too much; to go too far; to overstate; to exaggerate