poor writing; bad writing; rambling prose
abstract painting; abstract art
Rorschach test; Rorschach inkblot test
idle time; down time; window period
to feel blue; to feel depressed
to listen intently; to focus on (music, speech, etc.)
hives; nettle rash; urticaria
to pay off completely (e.g. loan)
to cling tearfully to (someone)
pulmonary alveolus; alveoli; lung cavity; air cell
thin rice porridge; watery cooked rice; rice gruel; congee
weight stone (placed on pickles)
unstopping; uncorking; uncapping; connecting (e.g. gas supply)
pot holder; oven glove; oven mitt
first line (of a poem); first bars (of a melody)
chattering; prattling; gooey; messy (from mud, ink, etc.)
delightful; joyous; joyful; happy; desirable; welcome
analogue watch; analogue clock
measure; step; dealing with; medical treatment
one place; (all in) the same place; one spot; one location; one part; one passage
gender identity disorder; GID; gender dysphoria
great enthusiasm; high excitement
a wonder lasts but nine days; (lit.) gossip lasts just 75 days
(as alike as) two peas in a pod
reconnaissance satellite; spy satellite
being incident to; being accompanied by; being collateral with; being attached to
"bird-in-the-cage" children's game
peeling off (e.g. of paint); falling off (e.g. of tiles); exfoliation; desquamation; excoriation
surface-to-air missile; SAM
to give one's first cry (of a newborn baby); to be born; to come into being; to be formed
stickily; gooily; syrupily
to express (in words); to confess
commentary on current events