leaving a restaurant without paying; dine and dash; bilking
locking up (doors and windows); fastening the doors
spreading one's legs wide apart; straddle; long stride; big steps; thigh-scooping body drop
to jump down; to leap down; to jump off; to leap off
to pound (e.g. heart); to pulse (e.g. vein); to pulsate
to run; to dash; to gallop (on horseback); to canter; (arch.) to advance (against one's enemy); (arch.) to charge (on horseback)
to be worn down; to wear away; to wear out; to dwindle; to be reduced
to sharpen; to grind; to whet; to hone; to make keen
for the first time in one's life
to rub; to scrub; to repeatedly reuse (a joke, a topic of conversation, etc.); to milk; to mash (a button); to spam (a move)
to pass (a car); to overtake; to surpass; to outstrip; to outdistance
inside a car (train, bus, etc.)
to tear; to rip up; to cut up; to cleave; to forcibly separate (e.g. two lovers); (arch.) to have a tattoo in the corner of one's eye
circumstances; condition; arranging; managing; lending money; raising money
foolish; idiotic; stupid; ridiculous; absurd
to be entwined; to be involved
to struggle in the water; to be drowning; to sink below the surface and become unable to breathe; to indulge in; to lose one's head over something; to be addicted
to blow (on); to breathe (on); to pick (a fight); to provoke; to exaggerate; to ask (an unreasonable price)
to be dented; to be indented; to be beaten; to be overwhelmed; to be disheartened; to feel down
rather than; more ... than ...
to accept; to receive; to agree
I'm told; is what I heard; is how it is, apparently; is what they said
what's the best thing to do?; what to do?
present condition; existing state; status quo; current state
(one's) self; oneself; yourself; himself; herself
model; prototype; archetype; (sewing) pattern
to descend (e.g. a mountain); to go down; to alight (e.g. from bus); to get off; to step down; to retire; to be granted
returning home; going home; coming home; getting home
company employee; office worker; white-collar worker
to account for; to make up; to occupy (a place, position, etc.); to hold (a rank, seat, etc.); to occupy (one's mind, heart, etc.); to weigh (on one's mind)
among (other things); especially; particularly; at the same time; simultaneously; at once
to house; to contain; to carry (a baby); to be pregnant; (arch.) to give lodging to; (arch.) to accommodate
to get close; to cuddle close together; to nestle close to; to snuggle up to
by means of; due to; because of; according to
to play dumb; to feign ignorance; to play the fool; to be in one's dotage
to become frightened; to be frightened (of); to be scared (of)
user; end-user; consumer; patron; customer; client