to tighten; to press hard
middle; centre; center; midpoint; heart
to warp; to bend; to contort; to be perverted; to be warped (of a view, mind, etc.); to be distorted
to be dented; to be indented; to be beaten; to be overwhelmed; to be disheartened; to feel down
to fill; to become full (of); to wax (of the moon); to rise (of the tide); to flow; to expire (of a period of time)
to stream; to flow (liquid, time, etc.); to be washed away; to be carried; to drift; to float (e.g. clouds); to sweep (e.g. rumour, fire)
slowly (but steadily); gradually; bit-by-bit; slowly soaking in; slowly permeating; oozing out
to struggle in the water; to sink below the surface and become unable to breathe; to (nearly) drown; to indulge in; to lose one's head over something; to be addicted
to save up; to stockpile; to stash away; to hoard; to amass; to salt away
one turn; spinning around; complete change; reversal; (an) about-face
to smile broadly; to grin widely
to melt; to thaw; to fuse; to dissolve
gentle; mild; meek; tender
today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
to expose (to the sun, public, danger, etc.); to bleach; to refine; to rinse (vegetables); to soak; to doxx
innocent; cherubic; childlike
side; flank; profile; aspect; dimension
to stiffen; to become stiff
to be crushed; to be smashed; to become useless; to cease functioning; to go bankrupt; to go out of business
to collapse; to crumble; to get out of shape; to lose one's shape; to break down; to be thrown into disarray; to crash (stock market)
shackles; fetters; irons; bonds (e.g. family); ties; binding relationship
to be disconnected; to get out of place; to miss the mark; to get it wrong (e.g. guess, expectation); to be removed; to be excluded
to flow out; to stream out; to pour out; to gush forth; to leak; to ooze out
slowly; tardily; complaining; grumbling; unsettled (e.g. weather); loose
to go along; to walk along; to follow
surface; face; outside; exterior; appearances; superficiality
piling up; multiple layers
line; stripe; line (e.g. telephone line); wire; ray (e.g. X-ray); beam; line (e.g. of a railroad)
to be broken; to break; to fall through; to come to nothing
camera shake; picture blur; deviation; slight shifting
to produce; to yield; to cause; to result from; to arise; to be generated
to dry up; to parch; to ebb away
rain water; "rain water" solar term (approx. February 19)
to soak into; to permeate; to penetrate
to take in; to bring in; to capture (e.g. image); to import; to win over; to please
to be moist; to be damp; to profit by; to receive benefits; to become rich; to become at ease financially
excess; surplus; superabundance; overabundance
water; liquid; fluid; moisture; humidity; sap
to rot; to go bad; to corrode; to weather; to become useless; to blunt; to become depraved
even; (if) only; just; besides; on top of that
don't you think?; indicates question