jumping sideways; flying sideways; running hurriedly (with one's body bent forward)
to gain time; to play for time; to buy time
to tangle; to get tangled; to have poor control over (one's tongue, feet, etc.); to trip over; to become complicated; to become difficult
to stay on; to remain; to hold out; to stop (doing); to give up
conspicuously; noticeably; remarkably; strikingly; outstandingly; especially
no sooner than; as soon as; immediately after; at the thought of; when I think about
invalid; void; ineffective; unavailable
(if) by some chance; by some possibility; in the unlikely event that; (unlikely event of) emergency; the worst(-case scenario)
dull; dreary; dissatisfying; disappointing; unattractive; unappealing
lack of physical exercise; insufficient exercise; inactivity
(not even) an inch; (not even) a little bit; (lit.) one millimeter
sprout; shoot; bud; germinal disk (in an egg)
to pick; to pluck; to snip; to cut; to nip
cracker; party popper; cracker; cracker
to cause a loss; to make a hole (in)
to pour into; to wash down (food); to insert (e.g. into a data stream); to integrate
used; second-hand; old; Middle Ages (in Japan esp. Heian period)
station wagon; estate car
taste (in fashion, music, etc.); sense (e.g. of humour); flair
stale; old fashioned; hackneyed; trite; antiquated; obsolete
feminine handwriting; woman's hand
toy; (person or thing treated as a) plaything
(for) self-defense; (for) self-protection
to squeeze out; to wring out
to lose consciousness; to faint; to black out; (arch.) to lose motivation; (arch.) to get discouraged
dozens; scores of; decades
make; manufacture; -made; made of ...; made in ...
long ago; a long time ago; already
vital part (of the body); tender spot; key point; essential point; male crotch (as a target in fighting); vital point
courage; bravery; pluck; nerve; grit; guts
to miss; to overlook; to let pass (a matter); to overlook (e.g. a wrongdoing); to pass up (e.g. an opportunity); to let (a good ball) go by
perhaps; maybe; perchance; by some chance; by any chance
global positioning system; GPS
across; over; beyond; throughout (a period of time); for
shivering; trembling; shuddering; shaking
long time; several hours; long spell
remarkable ability; mastery; brilliant technique; go-getter; resourceful person; wizard