close; intimate; on good terms
quarrel; dispute; argument
whirlpool; swirl; eddy; vortex; maelstrom
to drink; to swallow; to smoke (tobacco); to swallow up; to engulf; to suppress (one's anger, bitter feelings, etc.); to keep down
to divide; to cut; to halve; to break; to crack; to dilute; to fall below
to slip through (a crowd); to weave through (e.g. traffic); to pass through; to get around; to elude (e.g. the law); to evade
to weave into; to interweave; to incorporate; to include; to put in
shrewd; astute; cunning; alert
(moment of) departure; (upon) leaving; retirement
to make it a principle to ...; to aim at doing
to re-think; to think back upon; to change one's mind
to cross one's mind; to occur to one; to flash into one's head
to freeze (of one's body); to be frozen; to become numb (with cold); to be chilled
to give birth to; to drop (a calf, foal, etc.); to lay (an egg)
time; season; period; phase; stage
pregnancy; conception; gestation
January; first month of the lunar calendar
plans; arrangement; schedule; program; programme; expectation
fixed date; appointed date; set date; deadline; due date
to go into labor; to go into labour
thin India ink; diluted ink
hanging banner; hanging screen; curtain
to deliver; to forward; to send; to report; to notify; to file notice (to the authorities)
passage (of time); elapsing; progress; development; transit
bad; poor; inferior; delinquent; hoodlum; hooligan
easy delivery; easy childbirth; safe birth
to judge; to decide; to solve; to decipher; to divine; to guess
to be granted (e.g. a title); to be awarded (e.g. a prize); to be gifted with (a talent); to be taught (e.g. a secret technique); to be instructed; to be initiated
wish; desire; hope; prospect; expectation; (one's) hopes
slim; slender; lithe; smoothly; without resistance; without trouble
labor; labour; toil; trouble; pains; work
to be visible; to be clear; to be evident; to be certain
to measure; to weigh; to survey; to conjecture; to infer; to surmise
to distance oneself (from); to keep (something or someone) at a distance; to maintain a distance (from)
warm (treatment, reception, etc.); kind; cordial; hospitable; courteous; respectful
to perform; to do; to conduct oneself; to carry out
piece(s) of firewood (esp. chopped or split from logs); kindling (twigs, branches, etc.); firewood
skilled; skillful; skilful; competent; capable; good
to try all possible means
appearing and disappearing; slipping in and out of view
meticulous; careful; discreet; scrupulous; prudent