whirlpool; swirl; eddy; vortex; maelstrom
receiving an electric shock
spine; backbone; spinal column
to run up (a hill, stairs etc.); to dash up; to rush up
to sink (into); to get depressed
opposition; rebellion; rebounding; recoiling; rally (e.g. in stock prices); recovery
to borrow; to have a loan; to rent; to hire
nail (e.g. fingernail, toenail); claw; plectrum; pick; hook; clasp
breaking off; snapping off
dull (e.g. a knife); blunt; thickheaded; obtuse; dull (sound, color, etc.); dim (light)
to run; to run (of a vehicle); to drive; to rush (to); to dash; to retreat; to flee
steam; vapour; vapor; steamboat; steam locomotive
by all rights; properly speaking; legally speaking
to flow out; to stream out; to pour out; to gush forth; to leak; to ooze out
from the start; from the beginning; from the outset
cover; mantle; shroud; hood
securing; obtaining; ensuring; belay; belaying
guidance; leading; induction; introduction; incitement; inducement
being lost for words; becoming speechless; jueju (Chinese quatrain with lines of either five or seven syllables)
to hold; to carry; to embrace (in one's arms)
cheerfully; buoyantly; happily; in high spirits
plan; scheme; plot; design; project; intention
disabling; invalidation; nullification; vitiation
to perceive; to sense; to understand; to comprehend; to attain enlightenment
usurpation; taking back; dispossession
way out; means to escape; escape route
to stop up; to close up; to stand in the way; to obstruct; to occupy; to fill up
tactics; strategy; military operation; naval operation
easy; likely to ...; have a tendency to ...; easy to ...
to be anxious or concerned about; to ponder (anxiously); to fear; to investigate; to consider; to plan
to throw into disorder; to disarrange; to disturb (order, peace, etc.); to corrupt (public morals); to dishevel (hair)
everything turning out fine; the whole thing being settled
sensitivity (e.g. of a measuring instrument); reception (radio, TV, etc.); sensitivity (of film)
to disturb; to upset; to ruffle; to stir up; to mess up
to expose oneself (e.g. to danger)
concentrated sulfuric acid; concentrated sulphuric acid
how many people; a number of people
to pass (by) each other; to brush past; to miss (meeting) each other; to fail to meet; to be at odds; to clash
this is not the time (for that); that's out of the question right now