implicitly; indirectly; tacitly; by implication; obscurely
to hold back (someone) from achieving success; to stand in the way of; to sabotage
irritating; aggravating; upsetting; maddening; infuriating; exasperating
state (of mind); mental state; field (of activity); one's lot; circumstance; place
to smoke; to smoulder; to be sooty; to be smoke-stained; to smoulder (e.g. a dispute); to smolder
indication; denotation; designation; instructions; directions
to laugh off (a rumor, worries, etc.); to laugh away
silently (in a bad mood); sullenly; gloomily; taciturnly
to surround; to encircle; to enclose; to fawn over (someone); to play up to; to curry favor with
to conclude; to decide; to determine; to judge
expectation; anticipation; purpose; intention; others' opinions of one; speculation
preparation; arrangements
to do for (the sake of someone else)
acknowledgement; acknowledgment; understanding; approval; consent
sluggishness after few days off
to be blown off; to be blown away; to disappear; to vanish; to rush; to hurry
feeling restless; feeling nervous; fidgety; distracted
exterior; surface; outside; outward appearance; looks
exaltation; emotional uplift
with a sting; with a tingle; nervously; tensely; with a rip; with a ripping sound
on the surface; ostensibly; superficially; apparently
direct; immediate; personal; firsthand
authenticity; credibility
to be vague; to speak ambiguously; to be evasive; to not commit oneself
to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience
guess; speculation; supposition
cutting in two with a single stroke; taking decisive action; dealing with decisively; cutting the (Gordian) knot
private; personal life; (one's) privacy
instantly; immediately; equals; means; oneness (of two opposing things); inseparability
heaven and earth; the universe; land; world; top and bottom; gods of heaven and earth
feeling of tension; air of tension; tension; nervousness
to reverberate; to resound; to echo; to have one's fame spread; to be renowned
being present (at the same meeting, occasion, etc.); attendance (with); sitting with; same (seating) precedence; same rank
to stay indoors; to be confined indoors
to continue (for a long time); to occur in succession; to come next (e.g. on TV)
to be hesitant; to feel timid
(slowly and) carefully; without haste; thoroughly; deliberately; closely; meticulously
box of sweets (usu. given as a gift)
shrewd; astute; cunning; alert