several times; a few times
young and energetic; up-and-coming
political commentator (journalist, columnist)
background (of a case, incident, etc.)
breaking off; snapping off
back-facing; backwards; backward-looking; retrogressive; reactionary
to look away; to avert one's eyes
stature; height; size; physique
brother-in-law (spouse's younger brother or younger sister's husband); younger stepbrother
curtain; hanging; bunting
bounce; spring; momentum; impetus; moment; instant
crawling on all fours; getting on one's hands and knees; falling flat
to trip (over); to stumble; to fail; to suffer a setback
to ascend; to go up; to ascend (as a natural process, e.g. the Sun); to rise; to go to (the capital); to be promoted; to add up to
to miss one's footing; to be off the right track; to be on the wrong path
cannot (due to external circumstances); cannot afford to; must not; impossible to; no way one can (do)
power outage; electricity outage; blackout; failure of electricity supply
being absorbed in; losing oneself in; losing control of oneself
to stray into; to lose one's way (and enter); to wander into
nocturnal luminescence; noctilucence
being beyond recovery; having no hope of recovery
to graze (e.g. bullet); to scratch; to touch lightly; to take a percentage; to exploit; to squeeze
spring; spring (in one's legs); bounce; springboard; impetus
to have heard somewhere; to sound familiar
in search of; in order to look for
to hurry (up); to urge on; to press; to rush
clever; intelligent; well-behaved (esp. children and pets); obedient; (arch.) good (with words)
byway; bypath; byroad; loophole; excuse
to continue without end; to go on to eternity
interior of the womb (of a pregnant woman); interior of the uterus; interior of a Buddhistic statue
circumference; girth; tour; pilgrimage; circulation (e.g. of blood)
charge (of something); matter in one's charge; (one's) assignment; (one's) job
to miss a chance to ask; to miss an opportunity to ask; to forget to ask