red; crimson; red-containing colour (e.g. brown, pink, orange); Red (i.e. communist); red light (traffic); red ink (i.e. in finance or proof-reading); (in) the red
appalling; awful; extreme pain; deep sorrow
have to do; must; should; ought to
(not) anywhere; nowhere; everywhere; anywhere
excitement; stimulation; agitation; arousal
lingering (usu. feeling, emotion, etc.); continuing (to); still (...)
height (of summer, party, etc.); (in) full swing
groan; moan; roar; howl; hum (e.g. motor); buzz (e.g. bee, wire in wind)
stealing a march on; getting a head start; secretly acting before others; solo raid on an enemy's camp (for glory)
to try and do something; to attempt to do something
first; firstly; first of all; Introduction; Preface
quarrel; brawl; fight; squabble; scuffle; argument
in turns; in series; in number order; by rotation
to undo; to untie; to unfasten; to unlace; to unravel; to loosen
being in a helpless situation; (lit.) (like a) fish on a chopping board
to look back on (the past); to reflect on; to look behind (at); to turn round (and look); to consider; to concern oneself about
almost; very nearly; only just; barely; just in time
shameful; disgraceful; indecent; unseemly; unbecoming; improper
nonsensical; unreasonable; awfully; extremely; disorder; confusion
to shake; to wave; to swing; to sway
waterfall; (arch.) rapids
ratio; proportion; match; equal; explicit comparison (style of the Shi Jing); Philippines
to rage; to run amok (amuck); to tear around
heartlessness; hardness of heart; coldheartedness; insentient; inanimate
(dragging a large or heavy item) slowly; (falling) little by little; (slipping) gradually; on and on; while putting off; with a slurp
to sink (into); to get depressed
rapid succession (e.g. questions)
to dig up; to dig out; to pick (nose, teeth, etc.); to pry into; to examine closely; to dredge up
disgrace; humiliation; insult
whether one likes it or not; willy-nilly
stepping (in place); stamping (up and down); stomping; standstill; stalemate
fidelity; honour; honor; chastity (of a woman); faithfulness (e.g. to one's husband)
tail (animal, kite, comet, etc.); tail end; slope at the foot of a mountain
oblong; vertical writing style (e.g. on envelopes); portrait orientation
ruggedly; jaggedly; stiffly; choppy (e.g. graphics); lagged; clunky
to come from; to have roots in
responsiveness; responding; divine response (e.g. to a prayer); divine inspiration; induction (electromagnetism); inducing