usual; normal; everyday; usually; normally; generally
riddle; puzzle; enigma; enigmatic; mysterious
to be solved; to be worked out; to come loose; to come untied; to be removed (of restrictions); to be lifted (e.g. of a ban)
what kind of; what sort of; what
lonely (e.g. person, feeling); lonesome; desolate; deserted; sad; lacking
to taste; to savor; to appreciate; to enjoy; to experience; to go through
insult; affront; slight; contempt (e.g. of court)
plentifully; amply; loosely; with room to spare; a good (e.g. two weeks, ten kilometres); a full
to breathe in; to inhale; to suck; to sip; to absorb; to soak up
cloth; fabric; material; bujian (spade-shaped bronze coin of ancient China)
to pour into; to wash down (food); to insert (e.g. into a data stream); to integrate
country; state; region; national government; central government; home (i.e. hometown, home country); province (of Japan)
men's things; menswear; men's wear; men's; for men
just before; just prior to; right in front of; just in front of
faint; indistinct; dim; vague; subtle; delicate
to become a (bad) habit; to become a habitual practice; to become addictive; to grow on one; to become moreish
gasping; puffing; wheezing; asthma
to surge; to well up; to gush out
assistance; help; aid; support; reinforcement
opposite effect; adverse effect; backfiring
to ill-treat; to bully; to torment; to be tough on (e.g. one's body); to treat harshly
to be delighted; to be glad; to congratulate; to welcome (a proposal, advice, etc.); to take kindly to; to do with pleasure
to fire (gun, arrow, questions, etc.); to shoot; to set free; to release; to emit (e.g. light); to give off (e.g. a scent)
desire; want; will; wish; urge; craving
base (of a plant, tree, pillar, etc.); (part near the) root; roots (of one's hair); root (e.g. of a problem); source
entirely useless; completely worthless; no no; don't!
condition; term; requirement; qualification; prerequisite
chance (of success); odds
twist; spin; ingenuity; sophistication (e.g. of writing style); monetary offering (or gift) wrapped in paper; twisting throw
to add; to add up; to increase; to gather (e.g. speed); to include; to count in
pulsation; pulsatory motion
to permit; to allow; to forgive; to pardon; to exempt (someone) from; to remit; to acknowledge
pipe; tube; bobbin (in a shuttle or spinning wheel)
viscous; mushy; muddy; dirty (with oil, grease, etc.); to be in an ugly state (of emotions, relations, etc.); to be murky
to sound shrill (of a voice); to sound high-pitched and excited; to get excited; to become restless; to be thrown too high; to come in high
end; conclusion; last; final; once ...; the moment ... (, that's it)
to finish off; to ensure (something) is dead; to put an end to; to deliver the final blow; to be the best for A
bristly beard; bristly mustache; tiger whiskers
top and bottom; high and low; going up and down; rising and falling; going and coming back; upper and lower classes; ruler and ruled
very difficult to ...; nearly impossible to ...
friction; rubbing; chafing; discord; friction