performance (as opposed to practice); going before an audience or on-air; game; match; high of the season; height (of summer, etc.)
to wager; to bet; to risk; to stake; to gamble
if; when; when it comes to ...; as for ...; why don't you ...; why not ...
with a start; in surprise; suddenly (realize, remember, etc.); all of a sudden; puffing (air); with a puff
hum (of a TV, radio, etc.)
(eating) noisily; (chewing) with an open mouth; crumpled; creased; messy; disorderly
to bite; to chew; to gnaw; to fumble one's words (esp. during a play, broadcast, etc.); to falter with one's words; to crash against (e.g. of waves); to break onto (shore)
close call; narrow margin; the eleventh hour
piece (scrap, bit, strip) of paper
gait; walk; stride; trace (e.g. of route taken by hunted criminal); track; trail
to close one's eyes; to lower one's eyelids; to shut one's eyes; to die; to breathe one's last
to pin down; to hold down; to cover (esp. a part of one's body with one's hand); to clutch (a body part in pain); to get a hold of; to obtain; to grasp (a point)
reckless; (at) random; haphazard; blind; sudden; abrupt
to throw down; to throw out; to abandon; to resign; to give freely; to give generously
surprisingly; astonishingly; amazingly; alarmingly
to hesitate to; to waver; to be hesitant about
to come to nothing; to be wasted; to fall through; to end without result
to slip through (a crowd); to weave through (e.g. traffic); to pass through; to get around; to elude (e.g. the law); to evade
suddenly (appear, stick out, etc.); abruptly (happen); (stand) still and expressionless; imposingly; suddenly (stand up); abruptly (rise)
to stretch; to extend; to straighten out; to be flattened; to spread (of paint, cream, etc.); to stretch out (e.g. of a hand); to extend
cloth; fabric; material; bujian (spade-shaped bronze coin of ancient China)
top of the shoulders; tip of the shoulder; collar
fall; falling down; inversion; reversal; getting upset; losing one's presence of mind
wonderful; astounding; marvellous
to put back up; to stand back up; to restore (to former strength); to revive (e.g. the economy); to make again (a plan, policy, etc.); to reformulate
at full speed; (at) full tilt; headlong; impetuously; precipitately
stool (stood on to reach high objects); small stepladder; (fig.) stepping stone
angry voice; one's voice when shouting with anger
losing oneself (in); being absorbed (in); forgetting oneself
(sound of) footsteps; sense or sign that something is approaching
ferocious; fierce; truculent; savage
to run (of liquid); to spread; to blur; to blot; to ooze; to well up (of tears, etc.)
to come to nothing; to be spoiled; to be spoilt
iron pipe; steel pipe; metal pipe
oh; ah; if there is; as for that; that is
to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
to become complicated; to become intricate; to become tangled
detour; circuitous route; diversion
robust; brawny; muscular; strong; sturdy
gale; strong wind; swift wind; fresh breeze (Beaufort scale)