noisily (running around); with heavy feet; in a fluster; in a flurry; slapstick
showing no concern at all; being not at all bothered; devil-may-care attitude
to grasp at straws; to resort to desperate measures
side; flank; profile; aspect; dimension
putting that aside; that said; apart from that; anyway; be that as it may
separate; respective; different
to be relieved; to feel relieved
lifespan; life; lifetime; life (of a battery, lightbulb, etc.); service life; end of an object's (useful) life
to shrink; to contract; to diminish (in size)
sleepiness; drowsiness; the sandman; Morpheus
lots of; a ton of; a mountain of; piles of; heaps of; so many
perplexity; difficult question; difficult problem
to tie; to bind; to fasten; to restrict (freedom); to tie down (with rules, regulations, etc.); to fetter
sorrow; grief; anguish; anxiety; worry; trouble
to warp; to bend backwards; to throw one's head (or shoulders) back; to throw out one's chest
reaction; recoil; kick; backlash
ague; intermittent fever; the shakes; malarial fever
to gasp; to pant; to breathe hard; to suffer; to struggle
to bind (with rope, etc.)
nail (e.g. fingernail, toenail); claw; plectrum; pick; hook; clasp
to bite into (e.g. rope into skin); to cut into; to eat into; to encroach; to be wedged (i.e. underwear pulled from the back, driving it between the buttocks)
to hug; to clasp to one's breast
to bend many times; to turn and twist; to zigzag
to spare; to grudge; to regret; to lament; to be reluctant (to do); to be unwilling
each house; every house; many houses
urban area; urban district
hills and fields; countryside
tight turn; adaptability; flexibility; maneuverability
limousine (stretched car); shuttle bus (usu. to airport)
to replace; to convert; to exchange; to interchange; to substitute (person, staff member, player, etc.)
less than ...; smaller ...
when it comes to ...; where ... is concerned; if it's the case that ...; if it turns out that ...; if it's true that ...
to be suitable; to be appropriate; to match
putting the cart before the horse; mistaking the means for the end; getting one's priorities backwards
back seat (of a car); rear seat
rational; reasonable; logical
call; summons; call; invocation; usher who calls the names of wrestlers, sweeps the ring, etc.; telephone number at which a person without a telephone can be reached; (arch.) box-shaped area containing clean water for rinsing oneself (in an Edo-period bathhouse)