gasping; puffing; wheezing; asthma
to crack; to be cracked; to develop a crack
important person; strategic person; key figure
normal practice; proper practice
pace; speed; pitch (distance between evenly spaced things, e.g. gear teeth); spacing; pitch (of a sound); pitch; pitching
to sink deeply into one's mind; to come home to; to go to one's heart; to pierce one's body (e.g. of wind, cold, etc.)
resentment; grudge; malice; matter for regret; regret
plan; idea; design; taste; liking; preference
to rub; to chafe; to wear out; to become worn; to lose one's innocence; to become sly
rubber band; elastic band
suffocation; choking; asphyxia
balloon (toy or decoration); balloon (hot-air or gas)
expansion; swelling; increase; growth
to be filled to bursting; to burst
some; any; please; anyway; anyhow
to bite (at); to snap at; to snap at (someone); to flare up at; to jump down (someone's) throat
silly; foolish; absurd; childish; easy; trifling
pleasure; supreme pleasure obtained by freeing oneself from earthly desires
to be frank; to drop all pretense
to stray from the right path; to go wrong; to go off the rails; to turn delinquent
to protrude; to stick out; to be forced out; to be pushed out; to go over (e.g. a budget); to go beyond
to act hastily in pursuit of glory; to hasten after success; to be too eager to succeed
achievement; feat; meritorious deed; distinguished service
to finish off; to ensure (something) is dead; to put an end to; to deliver the final blow; to be the best for A
direct control; direct supervision
to put one's life on the line; to risk one's life; to put everything one has into it
to keep (something) a secret; to keep hidden (forever); to continue to conceal
near one's knee; (by) one's side; (at) one's hand; place under the protection (of one's parents, etc.); (under) the care (of); territory of a powerful person
to get carried away; to get overly elated; to become over-excited; to get up to speed; to move into gear
to come down in the world; to fall low; to be ruined; to be reduced to poverty; to fall on hard times
one's own strength and skill alone (without money, connections, etc); nothing to rely on but oneself; (being) self-made
Zürich (Switzerland); Zurich
lakeside; lakeshore; lakefront
upmarket residential district; rich neighborhood
stylish; smart; elegant; chic; refined; trim
koku; traditional unit of volume, approx. 180.4 litres; measure of a Japanese-style boat's loading capacity (approx. 278.26 liters)
craftsman; artisan; craft; craftsmanship; plot; scheme
association; union; guild; labor union; labour union; trade union
tower; steeple; spire; stupa; pagoda; dagoba
hamlet; subunit of village; burakumin area
to copy; to imitate; to counterfeit; to forge