insipid; flat; dull; lifeless; listless
(if) by some chance; by some possibility; in the unlikely event that; (unlikely event of) emergency; the worst(-case scenario)
poor physical health; bad shape
to have an uneasy conscience
awkward; uncomfortable; embarrassing
to make snide remarks; to put into bad mood
to hold in one's arms (e.g. a baby); to embrace; to have sex with; to make love to; to sit on (eggs); to brood
luckily; blessedly; fortunately
to be able to manage somehow or another
in one go; in one gulp; in one breath; immediately; instantly; right away
dumbfounded; in mute amazement
to persevere; to persist; to insist that; to stick to (one's opinion); to remain in a place; to stick to one's post
to fly; to soar; to jump; to leap; to spatter; to scatter; to hurry
on the road; on the street; in the street; on the way
to move (house); to transfer (department); to change the target of interest or concern; to elapse (passage of time); to be permeated by a colour or scent; to be infected
just like that; in the twinkling of an eye; in the blink of an eye; (lit.) in the time it takes to say "ah!"
alone; by oneself; on one's own
whereabouts; place; location; place where one belongs; where one fits in; place where one can be oneself
to advance on; to close in; to march on; to descend on (the enemy); to move towards; to surge forward (crowd, wave of nostalgia, wave, etc.)
rather; sooner; preferably
highest rank; highest position; high-end; highest-order; most-significant (e.g. bit)
far away; far off; far; long ago; long before
fighting a good fight; putting up a good fight; fighting bravely
to knead; to thicken into a paste (stirring over a flame); to polish (a plan, etc.); to refine; to train; to drill; to gloss (silk)
sometimes; at intervals; occasionally; on occasion; from time to time
to be too much for one; to find unmanageable; to be beyond one's control; to not know what to do with
it cannot be helped; there's nothing for it; it's no use fighting back; it's hopeless; there is no way out of it
to drag around; to pull about; to lead around (by the nose)
poisonous air; poisonous gas; poisonous ingredient; poisonous nature; malice; spite
to pull out; to draw out; to omit; to leave out; to do to the end; to carry through; to let out (e.g. air from a tyre)
shade; shadow; behind (something); other side; background; behind the scenes
direction; way; point of the compass; cardinal direction; method; means
to make good one's escape; to get away; to outrun; to hold on (and win); to win narrowly
straight (ahead); direct; upright; straightforward; honest; frank
to run out (e.g. of the room)
to run about; to rush about
to play a leading role; to play a central part
in an instant; instantly; in a moment; instantaneously; in the twinkling of an eye
to run past from behind; to run through (e.g. gate, one's mind)