to rub; to pat; to stroke; to massage
to crowd out; to push out; to start together; to set out en masse; to highlight; to draw attention to
dripping; trickling; drop by drop; in drops
make-up; making food (in a delivery-only restaurant); cooking
(one's) figure; build; physique; style
in its entirety; whole; wholly
origin; source; base; basis; cause; ingredient; material
standing facing each other (e.g. mountains, buildings); standing opposite each other; confrontation; squaring off against (adversaries, armies, forces); standing off against
sometimes; occasionally; at times; seasonal; of the season; appropriate (for the season or occasion)
to fall ill; to suffer from (e.g. a disease); to have something wrong with (e.g. an inner organ)
self-torture; masochism; inflicting damage to oneself
vague; obscure; indistinct; hazy; ambiguous
to behave; to conduct oneself; to entertain; to treat someone (to a drink); to make tea for someone (tea ceremony)
papier mâché; something that looks good superficially
shrewdly; smartly; calculatingly; astutely; cunningly
to work hard; to work diligently
to use up; to exhaust; to wear out
habit (often a bad habit, i.e. vice); tendency; peculiarity; idiosyncrasy; crease; wrinkle
forever; endlessly; on and on; meandering; wandering; winding
to be reflected in a mirror
nakedness; nudity; bareness; nakedness; being penniless; concealing nothing
firmly; solidly; heartily
grabbing hold; eagle grip; tight hold
to separate; to part; to divide; to keep apart
water (esp. cool, fresh water, e.g. drinking water); fluid (esp. in an animal tissue); liquid; flood; floodwaters; water offered to wrestlers just prior to a bout
to flip; to snap; to repel; to use (an abacus); to calculate; to strum
modulation (of voice); variation; variety; liveliness (e.g. of writing style)
to stuff into; to jam; to shorten; to move closer together; to reduce (spending); to conserve; to focus intently on
to rot; to decay; to die in obscurity; to be forgotten with time
ostentation; show; affectation
to decorate; to ornament; to display; to exhibit; to mark (e.g. the day with a victory); to adorn (e.g. the front page)
creakingly; squeakingly; tightly (squeezing, pressing, etc.); (drinking) all in one sweep
to shrink; to contract; to diminish (in size)
to fall onto; to happen; to befall
to blow off (strongly); to blow away; to drive away (e.g. one's worries); to dispel; to do at great speed (e.g. drive a car); to carry out (a task) very quickly
to surprise; to frighten; to create a stir
scolding; rebuke; reprimand; fierce encouragement; exhorting
interruption; suspension; break
complex; complicated; intricate; mixed (feelings)