once in a while; occasionally; seldom; at long intervals
to perceive; to sense; to take in; to grasp; to feel
to throw; to hurl; to give up; to abandon; to cast (a glance, shadow, doubt, etc.)
posture; pose; position; attitude; approach; stance
to destroy; to demolish; to disturb; to put into disorder; to relax (one's pose); to make oneself at ease; to break (a bill)
to be choppy (of waves); to be rough; to wave (e.g. in the wind); to beat fast (of a heart); to be in turmoil; to be in discord
to pull; to tug; to draw (attention, sympathy, etc.); to attract (e.g. interest); to draw back (e.g. one's hand); to draw in (one's chin, stomach, etc.); to draw (a card, mahjong tile, etc.)
what the?; what's that?; what are you doing?; what's going on?
nasty; mean; heartless; inconsiderate; selfish
on the surface; ostensibly; superficially; apparently
to cling to; to hold on to; to set about doing; to begin; to take hold of; to possess
sarcastic; having a sharp tongue; having a sharp nasty tongue
contradiction; inconsistency
fleeting; transient; short-lived; empty (dream, etc.); mere (hope); faint (possibility)
to lend an ear; to hearken; to give an ear to; to listen carefully
on the contrary; far from it; if anything; in fact; instead
discerning (quick) eye; keen insight
to thrust before; to thrust at
agreement; consent; same opinion; same view; same meaning
just because; even if; even though
even so; all the same; nevertheless; yes, but ...
subjectivity; subject (philosophical); ego; one's personal opinion; one's own idea
to slide; to slip off; to get dislocated; to be out of alignment; to get dislodged; to deviate
with a whiff; with a puff; suddenly; abruptly; without warning
to give a glance (at); to take one look at
basis; foundation; grounds; authority
going on ahead; forestalling; anticipating; arrival before another
this world; this life; world of the living
to long for; to yearn after; to admire; to be attracted by
account of a dream; fantastic story; wild tale; empty dream
being startled; getting a shock
to shine; to glow; to look attractive; to look nice; to be set off (by)
to express in a refined fashion; to weave a web of words
to get irritated; to get annoyed; to be on the edge; to fret; to lose patience
very; extremely; exceedingly; top; highest; best
obvious; clear; plain; evident; apparent; explicit
two colours; two varieties; two types
the more ... the more ...; as; (arch.) while; (arch.) during; (arch.) because; (arch.) since
character (of a person); personality; disposition; characteristics; nature (of a thing, event, etc.)
far away; far off; nowhere near; far cry
usual; normal; everyday; usually; normally; generally