stability; steadiness; equilibrium
breathing; respiration; knack; trick; harmony; balance
ecstasy; rapture; trance; senility
if only (you) have; as long as (you) have; whenever (you) have
great; grand; magnificent; outstanding; mighty
to struggle in the water; to sink below the surface and become unable to breathe; to (nearly) drown; to indulge in; to lose one's head over something; to be addicted
to elevate; to raise; to lift up; to flatter; to extol; to praise to the sky
to act violently; to rage; to struggle; to be riotous
cloth; bujian (spade-shaped bronze coin of ancient China)
to force someone to clamp with their teeth; to force into someone's mouth (e.g. a gag); to wedge into a space; to inflict (a blow); to deal (a hit); to pull (a joke)
hm; um; huh?; what?; nuh-uh; no
to struggle; to writhe; to wriggle; to act frantically; to make desperate efforts
to be solved; to be resolved; to loosen; to come untied; to be removed (of restrictions); to be lifted (e.g. a ban)
listen!; you see; mind you; remember
dangling; aimlessly; casually; unexpectedly
every day; daily; day after day; days (e.g. good old days)
target; object (of worship, study, etc.); subject (of taxation, etc.)
no good; not serving its purpose; hopeless; wasted; cannot; must not
to perform; to do; to conduct oneself; to carry out
unreasonable; unnatural; impossible; forcible; forced; excessive (work, etc.); immoderate
burden; load; responsibility; bearing (a cost, responsibility, etc.); shouldering
vague; ambiguous; shady; disreputable; fuzzy
near; neighbourhood; nearly (e.g. "it took nearly one year"); close to; shortly; soon
by all rights; properly speaking; legally speaking
in the twinkling of an eye; in a flash
usually; under usual circumstances
to be dead; to be lifeless
putting into operation; invocation
usual; ordinary; normal; regular; general; common
weak; frail; delicate; tender; unskilled; weak (wine)
to lose; to miss (a change, opportunity); to lose (a loved one); to be bereaved of; to concede (goals, points, etc.)
to be in danger of; to be liable to
to change; to swap; to change the object of one's interest or focus; to spend or take time; to infect; to permeate something with the smell or colour of something; to move on to the next or different stage of (a plan, etc.)
exclusion; removal; rejection; elimination; abatement; lifting (sanctions, etc.)
to permit; to allow; to forgive; to pardon; to exempt (someone) from; to remit; to acknowledge
housework; domestic chores; family affairs; household matters
close (e.g. friend); familiar; familiar (e.g. story); well-known (to one); close (relatives); closely related