emphasizing (a point, argument, etc.); stressing; insistence; arguing strongly (for, against)
swim ring; swimming ring; life buoy; life belt; life preserver; lifesaver
if only (you) have; as long as (you) have; whenever (you) have
to let fly; to make fly; to skip over; to leave out; to run fast; to drive fast; to spray
U-turn; returning home (after a vacation); moving back to one's (rural) hometown (after having lived in a big city)
to get cloudy; to cloud over; to cloud up; to fog up; to be gloomy; to be clouded (expression)
in spite of; despite; although; nonetheless; nevertheless; but
falling far short (of); being far behind; being far inferior (to); being no match (for)
to hang one's head; to look down; to cast one's eyes downward
to drag; to trail; to force (someone) along; to drag (along); to prolong; to drag out
sea level; (surface of) sea
knack; skill; bone; skeleton; cremated remains (esp. the bones); ashes
simple; easy; uncomplicated; brief; quick; light
to connect; to tie; to fasten; to transfer (phone call)
to be unable to stand; to be weak in the knees; to be paralyzed (e.g. with fear) (paralysed); to be dumbfounded
to lean (on, against); to rest (against); to recline; to rely on (someone); to depend on
to fall (over, down); to collapse; to be destroyed (in a collapse); to collapse; to be confined to bed (with an illness); to come down with; to die
comparison; something worthy of comparison
individual differences; personal equation
dozens; scores of; decades
self-satisfied look; triumphant look; smug face; shit-eating grin
nothing; naught; nought; un-; non-
departure; departing from ...; sent from ...; (a letter, etc.) dated ...; counter for engines (on an aircraft); counter for gunshots, bursts of gas, etc.
imitating; copying; mimicry; behavior; behaviour; action
sample; specimen; pattern; model; example
same time; simultaneous; concurrent; synchronous
for now; for the time being; for the present; though not quite satisfactorily; after a fashion
connection; linking; joining; coupling; attaching; junction
otherwise; if not; or else
to be connected (to); to be joined together; to connect (of a telephone call, the internet, etc.); to get through; to lead (to an outcome); to bring about (a result); to be lined up (e.g. of cars)
(not) so; (not) particularly; (not) very; (not) that much
to be by far the best; to be much better; to excel; to be exceptional; to be prominent; to be outstanding
three; three years of age
though; although; notwithstanding; while; as; at the same time as
very hard; with utmost effort; as hard as one can; with all one's might; for dear life; eagerly
burden; load; responsibility; bearing (a cost, responsibility, etc.); shouldering
(young) girl; maiden; young lady
precious; valuable; priceless; noble; exalted; sacred
hindrance; obstacle; to visit (someone's home); demon who hinders Buddhist training; demon who obstructs sentient beings from maintaining moral behaviour