hitting the target; striking home; proving to be right; coming true; being on the mark
shout; cry; outcry; yell; shriek; scream
curtain; hanging; veil (of darkness, mystery, etc.); mantle
nasal mucus; dripping nose; snot
increase in interest rates
to insist; to assert; to be obstinate in saying
flowers and fruit; blossom and fruit; name and reality; form and content; appearance and substance
confusion; distraction; derangement
a great deal; very much; a lot; (arch.) with a great amount of effort
nodding (in agreement, with approval, etc.); repeatedly nodding and dozing off; suddenly (dying); deep (flavor, flavour, color, colour, etc.); rich
to knock down; to knock off
incoherent; inconsistent; illogical; disorderly; confused; nonsensical
visit (to someone affected by illness or misfortune); call; letter of inquiry; letter of sympathy; dealing (a hit); striking (a blow)
feeling keenly; fully realizing
therefore; consequently; accordingly; for that reason
way of saying (something); way of putting it; wording; phrasing; language; expression
notice; notification; permission; consent; rejection; refusal
other than; excluding; without
motive power; driving force
behavioral principle; principle (value) governing one's conduct
physical contact (between friends, mother and child, etc.); physical intimacy
transcendence; transcendency
shortness of breath; panting; puffing; running out of steam (of the economy, a project, etc.); losing momentum; loss of efficiency
goodbye; farewell; so long
to gather up into one's arms; to lift; to carry
rag; old cloth; tattered clothes; ragged clothes; fault (one is trying to hide); defect
worn-out; run-down; beat-up; shabby; dilapidated
disinterested; unselfish; indifferent; detached
diminutive used with names, etc.; diminutive adjective ending
partition; division; settlement of accounts; preliminary warm-up ritual; toeing the mark; directing
to become haggard; to become gaunt; to become emaciated; to become worn out (from illness, worry, etc.)
shedding tears; lacrimation
first words said (e.g. when meeting someone); first thing out of one's mouth; first speech; inaugural address; first tone (in Chinese); level tone
to speak words (of); to speak (to); to say (something); to say some (kind, comforting, etc.) words
showing no signs of; there being no hint of; (arch.) unthinkable
tragic scene (moving one to tears); heartrending scene; pathetic scene
lamentation; sorrow; grief
shameless; brazen and unscrupulous
glance; look; glimpse; complete view; bird's-eye view
to do wholeheartedly; to put one's heart into something
provocative; incendiary; inflammatory; suggestive; lascivious; risqué
to take seriously; to take someone at their word; to believe (to be true)