at a loss for words; stumped for words
feather; plume; wing; shuttlecock (in badminton)
tree; shrub; bush; wood; timber
root (of a plant); root (of a tooth, hair, etc.); center (of a pimple, etc.); root (of all evil, etc.); source; one's true nature
to swell; to rise; to bulge; to rouse; to get excited
to fall down; to drop; to be omitted; to be missing; to decrease; to sink; to fail (e.g. exam or class)
real feeling; actual feeling; to actually feel; to have a real feeling (that ...); to experience personally
address in reply (e.g. at a ceremony); formal reply
ceremonial hall (e.g. wedding, funeral); hall for ceremonies; place of ceremony
white paper; flyleaf; blank paper; clean slate; lack of prior opinion, positions, etc.; scratch
the whole assembly; the full house; whole group; everyone
to be embarrassed; to lose face
deed (esp. negative); act; action; one's doing
to bend; to curve; to bend (the truth); to falsify; to corrupt; to sully
to swear; to vow; to take an oath; to pledge
will; testament; last request
number of days; period of days; daily interest rate
to wake; to wake up; to become sober; to sober up; to come to one's senses; to be disillusioned
edge; brink; verge; time; moment of
deep pool; deep water; abyss; depths (e.g. of despair, etc.); grip (e.g. of death)
mud; slush; (wet) dirt; thief
to sink (e.g. a ship); to submerge; to lower (e.g. one's body into a chair); to floor (an opponent)
choking; suffocating; stifling; oppressive; heavy
to writhe; to squirm; to wriggle
to struggle; to writhe; to wriggle; to act frantically; to make desperate efforts
after (practically) no time; immediately after; just; having no time to
(dragging a large or heavy item) slowly; (falling) little by little; (slipping) gradually; on and on; while putting off; with a slurp
to sink; to go under; to go down (e.g. sun); to set; to feel depressed; to become subdued
nausea; sickness in the stomach
to wriggle; to squirm; to crawl like a worm
to pull out; to take out; to lead out (e.g. a horse from a stable); to summon (e.g. to court); to withdraw (money); to draw
stomach; Chinese "stomach" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
to correct; to touch up; to smarten up; to put one's hand in (e.g. pocket)
to throb (with pain); to ache; to smart; to rankle; to gall; to rile
plain; field; hidden (structural) member; wild; lacking a political post
sudden; abrupt; urgent; pressing; steep; sharp; rapid
to choke; to have trouble breathing
shadow picture; silhouette; shadowgraph
to shake (from fear, cold, excitement, etc.); to shudder; to tremble
to ward off; to brush away; to fling off; to drive away
painful; difficult; distressing; (psychologically) difficult; straitened (circumstances); tight (financial situation)
to save; to rescue; to help; to assist; to support (financially); to contribute (to)