vague; obscure; indistinct; hazy; ambiguous
lending (money); finance; loan; adaptability; versatility; flexibility
circuitous; roundabout; indirect
ingenious; skillful; clever; deft
to slip out; to sneak away; to break into the lead; to get ahead; to begin to fall out (e.g. hair); to break out (of a loop)
saying something (to someone); greeting; approaching (someone)
buying; shopping; buyer; purchase
it's OK to ...; it's best to ...; it's alright to ...
sleeping like a log; (being) fast asleep (bombed, crashed)
falling asleep easily; finding it easy to fall asleep
sleep brings up a child well; a well-slept child is a well-kept child
reply (e.g. email, fax, letter); answer
due form; official; formality
to cross over; to go across; to extend; to cover; to range
to contact; to get in touch with; to check in (with)
to advance on; to close in; to march on; to descend on (the enemy); to move towards; to surge forward (crowd, wave of nostalgia, wave, etc.)
sleep; sleeping; inactivity; death
to breathe in and breathe out
determination; resolution
impertinent; saucy; cheeky; impudent; audacious; cocky
cat (esp. the domestic cat, Felis catus); shamisen; geisha; wheelbarrow; clay bed-warmer; bottom; submissive partner of a homosexual relationship
stamp; sticker (in messaging apps); (large) emoji
sleepiness; drowsiness; the sandman; Morpheus
deep pool; deep water; abyss; depths (e.g. of despair, etc.); grip (e.g. of death)
to rise to the surface; to come to the front; to emerge (e.g. from obscurity); to stand out (e.g. against a dark background)
to wake up; to awake; to perk up; to awaken (to the truth, etc.); to come to a realization; to come to one's senses
the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; as soon as; whether or not
sound of something making firm contact with a flat surface
to comb out; to brush; to untangle; to unravel
ding (of a bell); bing; honk (i.e. sound of blowing one's nose); snort; heating in a microwave; cooking in a microwave
eyes; expression of the eyes; area around the eyes; skin round one's eyes
to rub; to scrub; to scrape
in advance; beforehand; previously
method; manner; appearance; air; tendency; folk song (genre of the Shi Jing)
answer; reply; response; answer; solution; result
wow!; oh!; yeah!; alright!; waah!; boohoo!
on this occasion; now; in these circumstances; with this opportunity
same period; corresponding period; same year (of graduation, entering a company, etc.); contemporary; synchronization; synchronism
friendship; friendly relations; connection; relation; intimacy
lively; active; vigorous; animated; brisk