cigarette end; cigarette butt; tobacco ashes
every corner; every nook and cranny; all the ins and outs
ruggedly; jaggedly; stiffly; choppy (e.g. graphics); lagged; clunky
going around in circles; circling a temple; roll-call vote
full view; plain sight; completely visible
(starting) from nothing; from scratch
rolled letter paper; roll of paper
abstract; immaterial; moral; spiritual; intangible
winding; meandering; wriggling; wiggling; waving; swaying
downfall; ruin; collapse; destruction
insignificant; inconsequential; trifling; negligible; of little importance
nonchalant air; unruffled air
suffocation; choking; asphyxia
awkward; uncomfortable; embarrassing
face; honour; meld; lineup (of players participating in a mahjong game); attendees (e.g. at a meeting); members
gear; cogwheel; cog (in an organization, company, etc.); cog in the machine
dimness; obscurity; indistinctness; unclear; unintelligible
to be too much for one; to find unmanageable; to be beyond one's control; to not know what to do with
invasion; incursion; raid; aggression; intrusion; trespass
to narrow; to reduce; to contract
indirect kiss (e.g. drinking from a cup someone has just used)
the first star to appear in the evening
four (long cylindrical things)
(with a) start; fright; alarm
vicious circle; vicious cycle
to wake; to wake up; to become sober; to sober up; to come to one's senses; to be disillusioned
present condition; existing state; status quo; current state