reconstruction; rebuilding; restructuring
to try; to attempt; to have a go (at)
to come crashing down; to crumble to pieces; to collapse completely
bodily; with all one's weight; with one's whole body
stickiness; gumminess; sticky material; clay
to melt; to liquefy; to dissolve (in a liquid); to bring into solution; to lose (money; through gambling, etc.); to squander
preparedness for death; do-or-die spirit
(not even) a little; (not even) a tiny bit
to warp; to curve; to arch; to bend backward (body or body part, e.g. fingers)
setting (someone) to work; employment; using; causative
strange; odd; peculiar; weird; bizarre; unusual
extreme; ultra; mega; damn; stupid; cursed
man and horse; rider and horse; centaur
robust; brawny; muscular; strong; sturdy
big man; large man; tall man; giant
sickle; leading question; trick question; sickle-and-chain (weapon); spear with curved cross-blades; gooseneck tenon and mortise joint; (arch.) noisiness
not feeling like doing ...; having no mind to ...; being in no mood for ...; indifferent; half-hearted; dispirited
trump; trump card; ace up one's sleeve; secret weapon
to check; to hold back; to keep at bay; to stop; to prevent; to stem
the other world; the next world; the world beyond; world after death
to collect; to put (it all) together; to summarize; to aggregate; to bring to a conclusion; to finalize
to put one's life on the line; to risk one's life; to put everything one has into it
to pray; to say a prayer; to say grace; to wish; to hope
after (practically) no time; immediately after; just; having no time to
the three character styles: square and semicursive and grass
wonder; admiration; being struck with admiration
strange; unfamiliar; mysterious; suspicious
of no use whatsoever; good for nothing; useless
fallen scraps; scatterings; leftovers; remainder; student who cannot keep up in school; dropout (from school, society, a movement, etc.)
to slip through; to slip past; to evade
to admire greatly; to salute (in admiration); to take one's hat off to
being in shape; holding a dignified appearance
to rub (on); to wipe; to daub; to lay (the blame on someone); to pin; to shift
disorder; chaos; confusion; mayhem
authority; power; function
to fold up; to fold into layers; to collapse (content on a webpage, etc.)
good humour (humor); good mood
last (i.e. immediately preceding); previous; pre- (e.g. premodern); before; before; earlier
(small) stone; rock; pebble