back-facing; backwards; backward-looking; retrogressive; reactionary
to be oversized (overloud, etc.)
childbirth; (giving) birth; delivery; production (of goods)
difficulty; hardship; trouble; infeasibility; inability (to carry out)
obstinate; stubborn; mulish; die-hard; bigoted
heat; fever; temperature; zeal; passion
seeming to want to say something; looking like one wants to give one's opinion
to age; to grow old (esp. in appearance); to show marks of age
(sense of) cleanliness; (sense of) freshness; clean impression
to chip; to be chipped; to be missing (from a set, team, etc.); to be absent; to be lacking (in); to be short (of)
worn-out; shabby; seedy; completely exhausted
goggling; rolling (one's eyes)
to fall over; to fall down; to fall; to flop (e.g. of a play); to be a flop
really; very; extremely; (not) anything; (not) at all; (not) a bit
to brew (sake, etc.); to cause; to bring on; to bring about
standing facing each other (e.g. mountains, buildings); standing opposite each other; confrontation; squaring off against (adversaries, armies, forces); standing off against
seat; location (of a gathering, etc.); place; position; post
Japanese dock (Rumex japonicus)
oscillation; vibration; swing (e.g. of a pendulum)
to spread (of a rumour, news, etc.); to travel; to be handed down (from generation to generation); to be passed down; to be introduced (to a country, region, etc.); to be brought; to be conveyed (of a feeling, impression, etc.)
shaking one's legs (usu. unconsciously); tapping one's foot; fidgeting (of the legs)
difficult voyage; stormy passage; hard flight; rough going; running into trouble; proceeding with difficulty
to take out (e.g. garbage); to put out (e.g. dishes on table); to serve (e.g. meal); to get out (e.g. food from cupboard); to submit (e.g. ideas, opinions); to provide for
to imitate; to copy; to enter someone as a candidate; to press (e.g. a weapon against someone's back); to compare; to liken
no sooner than; as soon as; immediately after; at the thought of; when I think about
to throw a punch at; to swing at; to strike out at; to raise a hand against
crash; smash; crunch; bang
to be visible to; to be seen by; to meet one's eyes
to roar; to thunder; to become well known; to become famous; to pound (of one's heart); to throb
terrible; dreadful; terrifying; surprising; startling; tremendous
bat (in baseball, cricket, etc.)
to make good one's escape; to get away; to outrun; to hold on (and win); to win narrowly
to stand (something) up; to put upright; to thrust into; to bury into; to make (a noise); to let out; to raise (a cloud of dust, smoke, etc.)
yikes!; eek!; ook; eek; customer
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
the real criminal; true culprit
to miss a chance; to miss an opportunity
to come to one's senses; to calm down
concussion (of the brain)