to coil about; to follow about; to surround; to cling to
closing in on (the enemy, first place, etc.); coming close to; pressing hard; pressing hard (e.g. with a question); taking to task; grilling
moving about; stirring about
to come off; to be removed; to disappear (of pain, a fever, etc.); to be caught; to be harvested; to be interpreted (as); to be taken (as)
one's last moments; death throes; agony of death
to resound; to echo; to reverberate
to hurry; to rush; to hasten; to make something happen sooner
to run to; to come running; to rush (someplace); to hasten
to slip out; to sneak away; to break into the lead; to get ahead; to begin to fall out (e.g. hair); to break out (of a loop)
to struggle; to writhe; to wriggle; to act frantically; to make desperate efforts
sticky; thickly (e.g. painted); heavily (applied); all over (pasting, stamping, etc.); clinging (e.g. of a person); following around
clothes (esp. Western clothes); counter for doses of medicine, gulps of tea, drags of a cigarette, etc.
to check; to stop; to keep back
to pull (the puppet) strings; to direct things from behind the scenes; to stretch out (and keep going); to linger on
to tear off; to peel off; to rip off; to strip off; to skin; to flay
one's heart's desire; one's dearest wish
adhesion; stickiness; viscosity
here and there; all around; everywhere; to get things in the wrong order (back to front); to become muddled up
to adhere to; to stick to; to keep close to; to go along with; to get involved with; to be thick with
to make matters worse; besides; what's more; in addition; on top of that
simply (cannot); definitely (cannot); absolutely (cannot); by no means
unreasonable; unnatural; impossible; forcible; forced; excessive (work, etc.); immoderate
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
deplorable; regrettable; disappointing; vexing; unfortunate
measure; step; dealing with; medical treatment
cotton plant (Gossypium spp.); batting; wadding; padding
expansion and contraction; elasticity; flexibility
spare time; free time; time (e.g. time it takes to do something); time off; day off; quitting (one's job); firing someone
only because ...; definitely not; certainly not; if actually
gaping (e.g. mouth, wound); (opening) wide; snapping up (e.g. bait); biting into (food); plagiarism; rip-off
astringent; bitter; austere; elegant (and unobtrusive); sour (look); glum
bad (taste); unpalatable; poor; unskillful; ugly; unattractive
to wriggle; to squirm; to crawl like a worm
spirit; mind; nature; disposition; motivation; intention
serious; earnest; real sword (as opposed to a wooden practice weapon)
somewhere; anywhere; in some respects
far away; distant place; long ago; far back; by far