feather; plume; wing; shuttlecock (in badminton)
to begin to open; to come out; to smile broadly; to come apart at the seams (clothes)
to rub on; to rub against; to lay the blame on; to strike (a match)
to hug someone close; to hold someone tight; to embrace closely
to bury (e.g. in the ground); to fill up (e.g. audience fills a hall); to cause to be packed; to plug (a gap); to stop (a gap); to make up for (a loss, shortage, etc.); to make amends
top of the shoulders; tip of the shoulder; collar
to pull; to tug; to draw (attention, sympathy, etc.); to attract (e.g. interest); to draw back (e.g. one's hand); to draw in (one's chin, stomach, etc.); to draw (a card, mahjong tile, etc.)
to use one's influence; to pull strings; to take measures; to make the necessary preparations
lower back; waist; hips; body (of hair, noodle, paper, etc.); resilience; spring
to withdraw from (a deal); to wash one's hands of; to lead by the hand
being very busy; busyness
to put out one's hand; to extend one's arm; to reach (for); to try one's hand at (something new)
good; excellent; fine; nice; pleasant; agreeable
direction; orientation; bearing; course (e.g. of action)
more; much more; step; rung; paragraph; passage
to overlook; to command a view of; to look down on; to despise; to look down on
under one's eyes; below one's eyes
(not) always; (not) necessarily; (not) entirely; (not) all
mother-in-law; foster mother; step mother
single word; a few words; brief comment
groundwork; foundation; inclination; aptitude; undercoat; first coat
to say enough (as much as required); to say plenty; to say well; to say cleverly; to say often; to say frequently
awkward; clumsy; stiff; crude; unrefined; constrained
at this juncture; after all this time; at this stage; now
far; distant; distant (past); remote (in time); distant (relationship or kinship); having little to do (with someone); far (from something else in quality, degree, etc.)
to partition; to divide; to direct; to manage; to settle accounts; to assume a crouching posture (at the start of a bout)
family; members of a family
breaking off an engagement
filial piety; being kind to one's parents; taking care of one's parents
to rise to the surface; to come to the front; to emerge (e.g. from obscurity); to stand out (e.g. against a dark background)
to lay hands on; to touch; to care for; to look after; to make off with; to steal
fence; paling; railing; (arch.) fortress
to show appreciation for (efforts, esp. by someone of equal or lower status); to thank for; to reward for
to take on; to undertake; to take over; to inherit; to guarantee; to vouch for
meddling; interference; extending a paw to drag something closer; (arch.) hand; (arch.) arm; (arch.) disfigured arm
fatigue; weariness; exhaustion; tiredness
bad condition; not to work out (i.e. a deal); disagreement; break-off; disorder; slump
lots of; a ton of; a mountain of; piles of; heaps of; so many
excavation; exhumation; discovery (e.g. new talent)
measure; step; countermeasure; counterplan; countermove; strategy