absorption; suction; aspiration; attraction; draw
hem; (trouser) cuff; bottom part; bottom edge; foot (of a mountain); tips (of hair)
appearance; expression; manifestation
to doubt; to think (something is) doubtful; to wonder; to be suspicious
plain; simple; reserved (behaviour, attitude, etc.); modest; quite; a (little) bit
still more; even more; much more; increased; greater
to well up (of tears, anger, joy, etc.); to surge up (within oneself); to rise; to feel nauseated; to feel sick
to chew thoroughly; to bite (e.g. one's lip); to reflect upon; to digest
not quite (right); not very good; somewhat (lacking)
(it was) not until; (it was) only when
convenience; accommodation; advantage; benefit; expediency
worldview; outlook on the world; Weltanschauung; setting (for a fictional work); world; universe
to be clear (of a sight, sound, colour, etc.); to be bright; to be clear-headed; to be alert; to look upbeat; to be perky; to master (a skill)
regret; repentance; remorse
life and death; life or death
to empty; to vacate; to evacuate
in a hurry; hurriedly; hastily; helter-skelter; hurry-scurry; in a panic
to bring near; to bring close; to let go near; to associate with; to bring (people) together; to let come near (of a person)
to soothe; to calm; to pacify
staying in the air; remaining airborne
long ago; a long time ago; already
belatedly; though a little too late
though imperfect; somehow; somehow or other
blue sky; skyrocketing (of prices); having no limit; the sky being the limit
equal; identical; the same; no different (from); just like; equivalent
difficulty; hardship; trouble; infeasibility; inability (to carry out)
retainer; attendant; escort
fury; frenzy; madness; wildness
wave; billow; ups and downs; (something) advancing step by step; (something) surging forward inopposably; tendency
to run out of; to dry up; to be depleted; to hit the bottom; to bottom out
premature; untimely (e.g. death); early
change in pronunciation or meaning of a word; sound change; word with an altered pronunciation or meaning; turning or twisting part of a text (in Chinese poetry)
while alive; during one's lifetime
utmost limits; extremity; limit
to place both hands on the ground (to express respect, apology or to present a request)
Slow (Kylie Minogue song)
to spare; to grudge; to regret; to lament; to be reluctant (to do); to be unwilling
traction; towing; hauling; driving (e.g. economic growth)