surface; appearances; exterior
rolling over; turning over; turning around (the other way); reversal (of direction, course, etc.); producing a positive from a negative (photography); producing a negative from a positive
inside out; upside down; flip side; opposite; contrary
to poke one's nose into another's affairs; to have a hand in; to take a (deep) interest in; to poke one's head (into a room)
sky; the skies; high-altitude sky; upper air
revolution; rotation; turning; turning (an aircraft or ship)
sudden drop; sharp fall; nosedive; swoop
retreat; falling back; recession; waning; backspace (key)
moment by moment; hour by hour
completely; absolutely; (not) at all; (not) a bit; earnestly; intently
to shut one's eyes; to ignore; to pretend not to know; to die
intuition; instinct; insight; hunch; immediacy
there's no other way; there are no other options; there are no alternative means
parting; separation; farewell
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.)
poisonous; venomous; hateful; detestable; gaudy; garish
operation; functioning; running
to bite at; to snap at; to nibble; to get one's teeth into (metaphorically); to get to grips with; to really get into
whirling; revolving; coiling around; winding around; working tirelessly; working hard
fatigue; weariness; exhaustion; tiredness
to compete; to contest; to quarrel; to argue; to deny (e.g. evidence)
to cling to; to depend on; to embrace; to hug
to recollect; to remember; to reminisce; to imagine; to guess; to infer
simmer; bubble out; flow out
at this stage; at this point; now (contrasting with the past)
to raise oneself up to one's full height; to strike a daunting pose
tingling sensation (e.g. in a leg); feeling numb; painful tingle; noisily; ears ringing
by some chance; somehow; in some way; somehow or other; one way or another; by any means possible
grand; heroic; sublime; fierce
childcare worker; kindergarten teacher
to be responsible for; to bear the responsibility of
to divulge one's true feelings; to open one's heart
to throb (with pain); to ache; to smart; to rankle; to gall; to rile
to sink (into); to cave in; to get stuck in
scolding; rebuke; reprimand; fierce encouragement; exhorting
the whole body; the five styles of writing Chinese characters; the five parts of the body (head, two hands and two feet; or head, neck, chest, hands and feet)