futility; waste; uselessness; pointlessness; idleness
whirlpool; swirl; eddy; vortex; maelstrom
to wind; to coil; to envelope; to shroud; to outflank; to skirt
bursting; rupture; explosion; breakdown (of talks, negotiations, etc.); breaking off
covered with; stained; smeared
to change the position of
huff!; yo-heave-ho!; yoisho! (word shouted by the spectators during a yokozuna's ritual stomps); yoisho (filler word in folk music, etc.); flattery; buttering up (someone)
to go by; to cross; to pass by; to flash across
to exploit; to extort; to squeeze (someone); to squeeze (e.g. oil, juice); to wring out; to press out
breath; breathing; concord; harmony; steam (coming off hot food, tea, etc.); (water) vapor
to blow (on); to breathe (on); to pick (a fight); to provoke; to exaggerate; to ask (an unreasonable price)
to stick out one's tongue; to ridicule someone (behind their back); to laugh at someone
to lick; to lap; to taste; to experience (esp. a hardship); to underestimate; to make light of
lukewarm; tepid; disagreeably warm (e.g. bath)
tongue; tongue-like object; clapper (of a bell); talon (of a lock)
slurring (of speech); indistinctly; inarticulately
accurate; precise; exact; appropriate; apt; right
living thing; living creature; animal; life
with a sting; with a tingle; nervously; tensely; with a rip; with a ripping sound
with a smooch (kissing); with a light smacking sound
with a splash; slap; slat; slam
to open one's mouth (to talk); to (start to) tell
no sooner than; as soon as; immediately after; at the thought of; when I think about
to hold in one's mouth; to bring with; to take along
completely; entirely; totally
again; once more; a second time
to put in order; to arrange; to get ready; to prepare; to adjust; to regulate (e.g. rhythm, tune, one's breathing)
bitter (taste); sour (expression, look); bitter; bitter (e.g. experience); painful
and yet; though; when; in spite of
to close one's eyes partly; to squint; to smile with one's whole face; to smile sweetly (at); to look fondly (at)
skin; hide; rind; peel; shell; sheath
even so; however; still; whereupon; even though; nevertheless
to change completely; to change suddenly
wave; billow; ups and downs; (something) advancing step by step; (something) surging forward inopposably; tendency
to say; to be called; to do
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 hit (someone); to strike; to make (a speech); to give (an address); to gamble
to lick off; to take (something) off by licking
(all) through (e.g. the night); throughout (e.g. the year); within (e.g. the week); in the course of (e.g. today); all over; throughout (e.g. the world)
challenging; defiant; provocative; aggressive
charming; fascinating; enchanting; bewitching; beguiling; captivating
(young) seductress; temptress; little devil; imp
gossip; corner of the mouth