via; through; by doing; by means of; using
shaking; shake; unsettledness; instability; existence of multiple spellings, pronunciations, usages, etc. for a single word
tightly; closely; exactly; precisely; suddenly (stopping); perfectly (suited)
mass; quality and quantity
descent; fall; drop; decline; downturn; subsidence
to be saved; to be rescued; to escape harm; to be spared damage; to be helped; to be saved trouble
to shift one's attention to; to shift one's focus on
having not the slightest idea
concussion (of the brain)
dim; hazy; vague; indistinct; faint; fuzzy
each place; various places
Mr; Mrs; Miss; politeness marker
bottom layer; undermost layer; lowest (societal) class; bottom (economic) stratum; lowest caste
floor; dance floor; sales floor; floor (of a building); storey
wire netting; wire mesh; wire gauze; chain-link mesh; chicken wire
operation; functioning; running
public telephone; pay phone
to get on (train, plane, bus, ship, etc.); to get in; to get on (e.g. a footstool); to step on; to reach; to go over; to follow
ordinary person; average person; man in the street; everyman; (a) nobody
suddenly and forcefully (e.g. jerk, poke, shove); in a single gulp; in one go
to seize (someone) by the collar; to grab (someone) by the scruff of the neck; to collar (someone)
at the mercy of (something or someone)
destination; whereabouts; future; prospects
useful thing; usable article; present; gift
anyhow; at all events; in any case; either way; anyway
being lost for words; becoming speechless; jueju (Chinese quatrain with lines of either five or seven syllables)
profile; face in profile; face seen from the side; (personal) profile; (biographical) sketch; outline (of someone's life)
seriousness; earnestness; truth; sanctity
to bluff; to act brave; to put on a bold front
returning alive; surviving; reaching the home plate
letting (someone) die without helping
criticism; blame; censure; attack; reproach
praise; admiration; commendation; approbation; applause
sure; no mistaking it; for certain; without doubt
fearfully; timidly; nervously; cautiously; gingerly
to slip out; to sneak away; to break into the lead; to get ahead; to begin to fall out (e.g. hair); to break out (of a loop)
to throw down; to throw out; to abandon; to resign; to give freely; to give generously
shooting; firing; emitting; ejection; projection; injection
to blow fiercely; to rage; (arch.) to play (a flute, etc.) for fun
one machine; one aircraft; one life
stillness; rest; being stationary; standing still; coming to a standstill
type; kind; type (of person); (ideal) type; typewriter; typing (on a typewriter)