low spirits; lack of enthusiasm; lack of motivation; low voltage (e.g. circuit); low tension (e.g. current)
finely chopped fish or meat (sometimes seared first); mince; hitting (e.g. a drum); striking; bashing; criticizing; robbery
overturning; capsizing; overthrow (e.g. of a government)
restoration (to the original state or location); reconstruction; restitution
backwash; rip current; stern wave; drawback (of a tsunami, i.e. when a wave trough reaches land before a crest)
thickheaded; obtuse; slow; sluggish; indulgent (esp. to the opposite sex); doting
first principle of the Eight Principles of Yong; tiny dash or speck
publication (e.g. of an article in a newspaper); carrying (e.g. a story); running (e.g. a serial); insertion (e.g. of an advertisement); printing; posting (e.g. on the web)
to find difficult to guess; to struggle to work out; to be unable to figure out
in addition to that; furthermore; moreover; by; with
operating together; working together; being linked (to); being tied (to); being connected (with); interlocking
elegance; dandyism; sophistication; affectation; showing off; putting on an air
wild; violent; rough-mannered; rough (e.g. work); crude; coarse
enmity; antagonism; hostility; feuding (with); being at odds (with)
to cross the line; to go too far
to take off one's hat to a person; to acknowledge another's superiority
to the end; to the bitter end; to the last; after all; it must be remembered; only
underestimation; undervaluation
foreign substance; foreign body; strange object; unusual object; (arch.) dead body; (arch.) corpse
self-willed; (doing or saying things) to suit one's own convenience; oblivious to the convenience of others
to act first; to act precipitously; to be rash; to get ahead of oneself; to jump the gun
indescribable; exquisite; inexpressible; indefinable
to be worried about; to be concerned for someone's welfare
deep down; special place in one's heart; in the back of one's mind
having little left; having few remaining; running short; running low; scant
to wind around; to wrap around; to coil around
whirlpool; maelstrom; vortex; spiral (shape, pattern)
to stoop; to lean over; to bend forward; to bend down; to crouch; to squat
desperately; recklessly; (rushing) headlong
to take a big bite; to take the best part; to steal all the good parts; to steal the show
bad reputation; infamy; ill repute; unfavorable criticism; unfavourable criticism
I don't give a damn; that's got nothing to do with me
soft; tender; gentle; mild; light (topic, book, etc.); informal
incorrect operation; wrong handling
resembling ...; having the traits or characteristics of ...; -looking; with a ...-like expression; with an air of ...
pond skater (any insect of family Gerridae); water strider