counter for books; volume
the defensive; passive attitude; passivity; the passive; passive voice; ukemi (the art of falling safely)
completely; all the way; altogether; bodily
heavy blow; thump; wallop; belt; whack
state; condition; the way things should be; ideal state; truth
after (a long process); at the end of; last line (of a renga)
to finish reading; to read through
to pile up; to make a heap; to lay (e.g. bricks); to acquire (e.g. experience); to build (a reputation)
whether one likes it or not; willy-nilly
to scold; to chide; to rebuke; to reprimand
to help; to assist; to aid; to contribute to; to be a factor in
total darkness; pitch dark; bleak future; poor prospects
to open the lid; to lift a lid; to open the lid (on); to make public; to start (something); to look at the results (consequences, outcome, effect)
to become numb; to go to sleep (e.g. a limb); to get an electric shock; to tingle (from an electric shock); to be excited; to be titillated
if anything; if pushed I'd say; if I had to say
reserve; constraint; declining; refraining; forethought; foresight
component; factor; item (e.g. in list); element (e.g. in array); member (e.g. data structure)
curiosity; inquisitiveness
to excite; to incite; to stimulate; to arouse; to tempt; to stir up
to choke; to be choked by; to be stifled by
to rub; to pat; to stroke; to massage
to pile up; to accumulate
staff member; employee; worker; personnel
progress; advance; improvement; development
to take to defending oneself above all; to save one's skin
(social) position; status
to defend oneself; to protect oneself
to express (orally); to put into words; to say out loud
with a crack; with a smash
wave motion; undulation; surge; wave
fast-talking; rapid talking
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
to encamp; to take up positions
mark; target; object; subject; point (e.g. of argument)
to take action; to start; to get started; to begin to do