to draw through one's hand; to stroke (e.g. a beard); to work someone hard; to masturbate
assistance; help; aid; support; reinforcement
losing oneself (in); being absorbed (in); forgetting oneself
to entwine; to twine around; to coordinate (with); to arrest
to covet; to crave; to indulge in; to do ceaselessly; to eat greedily; to devour
to crumple (up); to wrinkle; to rub thoroughly; to massage (esp. in sexual contexts)
to torment; to harass; to tease; to extort; to shake down; to demand money
to become aroused (of emotions, nerves, etc.); to become excited; to become stirred up; to be proud; to be haughty; to be pompous
with a collapse; with a slump
shame; embarrassment; disgrace
end (e.g. of street); tip; beginning; start; odds and ends; scrap
thunderstruck; hit by a thunderbolt; struck by lightning
(apparently) that's what it's like, isn't it; that sort of (thing mentioned immediately prior)
to break; to be broken; to be folded; to give in; to back down; to turn (a corner)
to be broken; to break; to break (down); to stop working; to fall through (of a plan, deal, etc.); to collapse
to dance (orig. a hopping dance); to be manipulated; to dance to someone's tune
to jump about; to jump around; to bounce about; to romp about
seeming; giving the appearance of; giving one the feeling of
willpower; energy; vitality
whispering; whisper; secret talk; murmur
to bend loosely back and forth; to wriggle; to be crooked
top (of a mountain); summit; peak; height; orgasm; climax
to guide; to lead; to show the way; to derive; to deduce
chapter; section; medal; badge; insignia
senior (at school, work, etc.); superior; elder; older person; predecessor
outdoors; outside; open air; fields; outskirts; suburbs
training (animals); breaking (animals)
to wake up; to sober up; to come to one's senses; to become enlightened
futon; Japanese bedding consisting of a mattress and a duvet; round cushion used for Zen meditation (traditionally made of woven bulrush leaves)
to fold (clothes, umbrella); to close (a shop, business); to vacate
last night; yesterday evening
disorder; disturbance; unrest
what kind of; what sort of; what
to become dim; to become blurred
different person; another person; someone else; changed man
to get up; to rise; to wake up; to be awake; to occur (usu. of unfavourable incidents); to happen
phantom; vision; something fleeting; short-lived dream; fabled item; mythical thing
to be relieved; to feel relieved
if that is the case; if it becomes so; when it becomes so