running fast; double time; cantering; doing things in a hurry
execution by tying a victim to a post and stabbing with spears; crucifixion
to hang; to suspend; to lower; to reduce; to demote; to move back
to match; to be a match for; to rival; to equal; to compare with
series; chain; two reams (i.e. 1000 sheets of paper); verse; stanza
desperately; for one's dear life
to check; to stop; to keep back
to flow into; to pour into; to stream into
to take in; to bring in; to capture (e.g. image); to import; to win over; to please
series (of something); range (e.g. of mountains)
word; (arch.) waka (classic Japanese poem, esp. a tanka)
losing one's nerve; feeling awkward; feeling timid; feeling hesitant; feeling nervous; feeling diffident
to cut into (a line, conversation, etc.); to force oneself into (e.g. a crowd); to fall below (of stock prices, sales, etc.); to drop below; to wedge; to play a wedge
completely black; black from top to bottom; black from head to toe
difference; disparity; gap
pivot foot; emphasis; priority; focus
unsightly; ungraceful; clumsy; awkward; unpresentable; unshapely
the defensive; passive attitude; passivity; the passive; passive voice; ukemi (the art of falling safely)
domestic animals; livestock; cattle
to fill (with); to be filled with; to express (an emotion); to project (sadness, joy, etc.); to wear (e.g. a smile)
to look down (on); to condescend (to)
quiet; calm; easily; comfortably; distant; far-off
to stop walking; to pause
mouth; lips; shape of the mouth; near an entrance; vicinity of an entrance
to loosen; to slacken; to relax (attention, efforts, etc.); to let down (one's guard); to relax (a rule); to ease (e.g. restrictions)
it seems that ...; it appears that ...; is like ...; is similar to ...
to address (someone); to accost a person; to talk (to someone); to begin to talk; to start a conversation
use; utilization; utilisation; application
to do together; to put together; to lump together; to regard in the same light; to put in the same category; to arrange for (two people) to marry
to deny; to contradict; to negate (esp. a sound); to drown out
copy; duplicate; facsimile; cc (on e-mails); carbon copy
to boil down; to concentrate (soup, milk, stock, etc.); to reach a conclusion; to conclude a discussion
concentration (e.g. of a solution); enrichment; condensation
incarnation; embodiment; realization; giving concrete form (to)
to coat a surface with something that adheres strongly when hardened (i.e. grout, plaster, lacquer); to cover up (e.g. truth); to varnish (e.g. with lies, rumors)
to step forward; to take a step forward
with a start; with a jump
infant; baby; little child
any moment now; any minute now; as soon as possible; right away
to be at wits' end; to be greatly perplexed; to be troubled
valley floor; bottom of a gorge; bottom of a ravine
to decline (of morals, character, etc.); to become vulgar (e.g. of a conversation); to stoop (to); to be ruined; to go under; to fall (into hell)
to go; to move (towards); to move through; to travel across; to go (well, badly, etc.); to proceed; to do (in a particular way)
infinity; infinitude; eternity; infinite; limitless
sense of loss; feeling of loss
harm; injury; evil (influence)
conclusion; decision; judgement; affirmative