incoherent; wandering; vague; rambling; whimsical
beneficial; profitable; useful; helpful; instructive
to drain; to pour; to wash away; to distribute (e.g. electricity over wires, music over a PA system, etc.); to circulate; to cruise (e.g. taxi); to float
to tread on thin ice; to go out on a limb; to walk a tightrope; to take risks; (lit.) to cross a dangerous bridge
to exchange glances; to correspond; to counterbalance
to be irritated; to get annoyed; to lose one's patience
to be helpful; to be useful
endurance; patience; perseverance; self-control; self-restraint
surely; certainly; without doubt
dull; uninteresting; insignificant; unimportant; absurd; foolish
to tie up; to tie together; to hang (oneself); to summarize; to put (it all) together; to estimate; to expect
to shut oneself in (e.g. one's room); to be confined in; to be filled with (emotion, enthusiasm, etc.); to fill the room (of a gas, smell, etc.); to be heavy with (e.g. smoke); to be muffled (e.g. voice); to hold (a castle, fortress, etc.)
tiny amount of money; a penny; one letter; one character; one mon (unit of currency)
getting closer; drawing nearer; being not much different; being near (age, skill, etc.); becoming close (i.e. friendly); becoming intimate
in an instant; instantly; in a moment; instantaneously; in the twinkling of an eye
what's in one's heart; one's emotional state; what one feels
black; dark; blackish; suspicious; criminal; darkened and dirty; sooty
flame; blaze; flames (of intense emotion, e.g. love, jealousy, anger); passion
to flare up; to burst into flames
late-growing rice; late-ripening crops; late-blooming flowers; late developer (e.g. child who reaches puberty late); late bloomer
swing; shake; appearance; behaviour; pretence (pretense); show; going to restaurant, hotel etc. without a reservation or introduction
to become broken; to break down; to be crazy; to be nuts; to be infatuated with; to be outdone (by someone)
having one's hands full; not having any room to do more; at the limit
negligence; carelessness; inattention; unpreparedness
at the same time; concurrently; simultaneously; coinciding (with)
detestable; abhorrent; loathsome
nature; natural; spontaneous; naturally; spontaneously
one way or another; in many ways; in various ways
to compare; to make a comparison; to compete; to vie
(physical) appearance (of a person); one's face and figure
beautiful woman; (a) beauty
system; lineage; corollary; system (range of strata that correspond to a particular time period); (taxonomical) series
system; lineage; ancestry; group (e.g. of colors) (colours); family (e.g. of languages); close (evolutionary) relationship
to put on (one's head); to wear; to be covered with (dust, snow, etc.); to pour (water, etc.) on oneself; to bear (e.g. someone's debts, faults, etc.); to take (blame); to overlap (e.g. sound or color)
scholarly ability; scholarship; knowledge; literary ability
workmanship; craftsmanship; grades; results; quality (e.g. of a crop); dealings
emotion; feeling; feelings; sentiment
abundant; plentiful; rich; wealthy; open (mind); relaxed
being good at conversation; conversationalist; good talker