to hug tight; to grasp firmly; to embrace tightly
stubborn; obstinate; pigheaded
virtue; charm; merit; good point
marking; grading; scoring
on the contrary; rather; all the more; instead
two people using the same (vehicle) (often two on a bike)
(truck) load-carrying tray; (bicycle) luggage carrier; roof rack
sky; the skies; high-altitude sky; upper air
to hold the steering wheel; to drive (a car)
difference in grades (e.g. in go, shoji, etc.); difference in level (e.g. road, footpath); ramp; steps
to run up onto (e.g. sidewalk); to run aground; to be stranded
not the time for; not the place for; far from; anything but; ... is out of the question; ... isn't the word for it
handle; steering wheel; handlebar; handlebars; handle; screen name
(instruction) manual; operations manual; basic rules (pertaining to how a job should be carried out); (car with) manual transmission
accelerator; accelerator pedal; gas pedal
to push (something) against
to fan (oneself, flames, etc.); to flap (in the wind); to instigate; to stir up; to drive up prices (by buying a large amount of something); to take a photo from a low angle; to tailgate
to kick about; to kick around; to scatter (a crowd, the enemy, etc.); to rout
to bear up in tragedy; to stand pain well; to hold one's temper; to clench one's teeth; to grit one's teeth
to blow through; to blow across
strong wind; high wind; moderate gale
to shake off; to throw off
act of God; irresistible force; inevitability; force majeure; vis major
blushing; getting red in the face; embarrassment
thunderous; rumbling; thunderously; rumblingly
the mere shadow of one's former self; the ruin of what one once was
to take away; to carry off
unreasonable; irrational; outrageous; absurd
pole; climax; extreme; extremity
evaporation; disappearance (of people intentionally concealing their whereabouts); unexplained disappearance
halfway; half measures; unfinished; incomplete; by halves; half-baked
to go flying along; to move fast (against the wind)
to cease; to stop; to be over
pillar of fire; blazing column
other side; opposite side; other party
to project; to stick out; to stand out