to re-grip; to re-wrestle; to regroup (after some adverse event)
looking like a ...; acting as if a ...
to run over (with a vehicle); to knock down
toad (esp. the Japanese toad, Bufo japonicus)
plump; rotund; chubby; entirely; completely; wholly
to put on weight; to gain weight; to grow fat; to get stout
head and body; heads tall (ratio of total height to length of the head); heads long
unfavourably; unfavorably; disparagingly; insultingly; ill
to appear; to come in sight; to become visible; to be expressed (e.g. emotions); to become apparent (e.g. trends, effects)
that kind of; of the sort; of the kind; such
it's different when ... but; it's not so bad when ... but
to finish reading; to read through
taking (a picture or video) secretly; taking a sneak shot; making a secret (video) recording; filming without someone's knowledge
partly open; in half bloom
to plant; to transplant; to instil (idea, feeling, etc.)
unfazed; stone-faced; unflinching; perfectly calm
to stick (in); to stick out; to rise sharply; to stand (doing nothing)
putting the cart before the horse; mistaking the means for the end; getting one's priorities backwards
game master (person who organizes and oversees a role-playing game); GM
to classify; to sort out; to sift through
precondition; prerequisite
to direct; to guide; to orient; to orientate; to align
mystery novel; detective novel; whodunit
assumption; supposition; hypothesis; supposition
any; all; every; both; either; none (with neg. verb)
in fact; as a matter of fact; actually; in reality; to tell the truth
to escape from; to get out
to compare (something) to; to liken; to speak figuratively; to use a simile; to use a metaphor
idea; plan; fancy; impulse; thought; whim
careful; thorough; meticulous; scrupulous
care; precaution; guarding; caution
deadline; closing; closing (a door, window, etc.); cofferdam
clearly (understand, see, hear, etc.); distinctly; perfectly; as if it were right in front of one
going around in circles; circling a temple; roll-call vote
reasoning; inference; deduction; mystery genre; detective genre
to kick into the air; to kick up; to kick from below
rustling of leaves; rustling of grass
to let out a cry; to break forth
to be upset; to lose one's composure; to lose self-control; to put in disorder; to mess up; to disturb
to sob convulsively; to heave with sobs
empty-handed; unarmed; lacking funds
besides; furthermore; on top of that; and yet; nevertheless; even so
trouble; troubles; worry; distress; sorrows; anguish