unruly (e.g. of a child); unyielding; disobedient; strong-willed
to burst open; to pop; to split
to hold in one's mouth (without biting, before chewing or swallowing, etc.)
dizziness (from standing up too fast); orthostatic syncope; lightheadedness; vertigo
to cough violently; to have a coughing fit
to slide down; to slip down
India ink; China ink; ink (of a cuttlefish, etc.)
talking in delirium; incoherent muttering
one tuft (of hair, threads, etc.); one bunch (of grapes, bananas, etc.); one cluster (e.g. of flowers); one segment (of a tangerine, etc.); one section
swimming in the ocean; sea bathing; seawater bath; going for a dip in the ocean
consciousness; awareness; relief; calm
(open) a little; slightly; narrowly; (cut) finely; thinly
cell; cell (in an organization, esp. a communist party)
thin rice gruel; rice water
thin rice porridge; watery cooked rice; rice gruel; congee
par (in golf); equivalence; face value; parity
scissors (in rock-paper-scissors)
to make something look better; to put into (good, better) shape; to put up a front; to pose; to pretend
that night; that evening; over the course of the evening
to take a turn for the better (of an illness, patient, etc.); to begin to improve; to begin to recover; to convalesce
stimulant; stimulative; excitant
corner; nook; shade; shadow; dark circles (under the eyes); dark rings
return to work; going back to work
confrontation; to face; to confront; to encounter
to copy; to imitate; to counterfeit; to forge
guardian; protector; patron; parent
sprinkling (of rain, salt, etc.); pattering; flipping (through a book, etc.); riffling; sparse; scattered
to return to normal; to revert to the starting point; to go back to how it was
coherence; order; focus; point
as a matter of fact; to tell the truth