drunken boxing; styles of Chinese martial arts that imitate the movements of a drunk person
errand; mission; messenger; bearer; familiar spirit; use
one's nature; one's feelings; plain; unadorned; mere; poor
ecstatically; spellbound; with rapt attention; abstractedly; absentmindedly; absorbedly
supple; flexible; elastic; graceful; elegant; refined
consent; assent; understanding; agreement; comprehension; grasp
how do you do?; nice to meet you; adieu; farewell; bon voyage
to sound shrill (of a voice); to sound high-pitched and excited; to get excited; to become restless; to be thrown too high; to come in high
(out of) desperation; (as a) last resort; (driven by) pain
to swing; to wield (physically); to exercise (e.g. power, ability); to exhibit; to flourish; to prosper
gap; lag; difference; discrepancy; shear (e.g. shear stress)
to fly through the air; to hurtle through the air; to strike at something and miss; to fan the air
really; very; extremely; (not) anything; (not) at all; (not) a bit
to boil up; to come to the boil; to arise; to break out; to get excited; to be in uproar
close to the wall; alongside the wall
regular; well-regulated; systematic; orderly
clanging; empty; deserted
definite; final; decisive; conclusive
old wound; scar; old unpleasant incident; past misdeed
unpleasant; uncomfortable; creepy; spooky
perhaps; likely; probably; I dare say
sense of distance (physical or emotional); feeling of distance
being too late; losing one's final chance
to collect; to put (it all) together; to summarize; to aggregate; to bring to a conclusion; to finalize
to fade (of a colour); to grow dull in color (colour); to lose vividness; to lose freshness; to grow stale
silly; foolish; absurd; childish; easy; trifling
to think of; to come up with
(abstract) symbol; emblem; representation
true feelings; real intention; one's heart; one's right mind; one's senses; one's conscience
bedside; near one's pillow
next (e.g. "next April"); forthcoming; coming; to come; to arrive; to be due to
to stay up all night; to spend the night without sleep
to visit; to call on; to pay a visit to
to be ready; to be prepared; to be in order; to be put in order; to be adjusted; to be regulated