to bend backwards; to bend oneself back; to be taken aback
remainder; remnant; (not) very; (not) much; too much; excessively; extreme
still; much more; (not) yet; still a long way to go; still a long way off; not there yet
habit; behavior; behaviour; trait
sensitive; alert; aware; susceptible
to gnaw; to nibble; to bite; to dabble in; to know a little bit about; to learn a little of
anguished; distressed; worried; horny
with a click; with a snap
crack; crevice; fissure; chap; rift
to produce; to yield; to cause; to result from; to arise; to be generated
bad(-tasting); unpalatable; poor; unskillful; ugly; unattractive
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
to hold; to carry; to embrace (in one's arms)
to jump down; to leap down; to jump off; to leap off
showy; loud; flashy; gaudy
close call; narrow escape; hair's breadth; narrowly; just in time; by a hair's breadth
to fly around; to scatter
fragment; broken piece; splinter; chip; shard
to dodge; to evade; to avoid; to sidestep
body; physique; shape; form; substance; identity; field
to screw in; to thrust into; to push into; to protest (and seek rectification); to complain
hard; solid; stiff; tight; strong; firm (not viscous or easily moved); safe
scale (of fish, snake, etc.); serif (on kana or kanji (e.g. in Mincho font))
to think nothing of ...; to care nothing for ...; to be undaunted by ...; to defy ...; to brave ...; to pay no attention to ...
(on a) closer look; closer scrutiny; second look
few; little; small (amount); low; scarce; insufficient
certainly; of course; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how); without even; without so much as; at the (least, earliest, etc.)
to be relieved; to feel relieved
Mr; Mrs; makes a word more polite (usu. in fixed expressions); state; situation
clerk; secretary; writing down; putting on record
where ... is concerned; when it becomes; if it becomes
to breathe while sleeping
to lay down; to wear (a sword, etc.) at one's side
life; existence; (one's) working life; career; life force; lifeblood
crisis; critical situation; emergency; pinch