tearing; ripping; crunching; munching; stiff; starchy; (working) hard
to tear; to rip; to break through (cordon, opponent's defense, etc.); to breach; to defeat; to beat; to break (e.g. silence)
to falter; to flinch (from); to recoil (from); to quail (at)
you; you bastard; you son of a bitch; (arch.) you
joint (knee, elbow, etc.)
winding; meandering; wriggling; wiggling; waving; swaying
skin; body (in the context of intimate bodily contact); surface; grain (e.g. of wood); disposition; temperament
to be disordered; to be disarranged; to be discomposed; to be upset; to lapse into chaos (due to war, etc.)
conviction; belief; confidence
all-night vigil over a body; wake
with a shiver (down one's spine); with a sudden chill
... being the case; (precisely) because ...; as might be expected from ...
to be related; to be connected; to be joined together; to result in; to lead to; to bring about
to stand in the way (esp. with legs spread out); to block the way; to stand in the way (e.g. of progress); to obstruct
to flick off; to give (someone) the flick; to send (something) flying; to hit (a person); to knock down
to get back; to regain; to recover; to make up (for); to catch up on
from one's side; from the side (of something); from someone unconnected; from someone uninvolved
to reach; to amount to; to be up to the task; to come up to; to compare with; to be a match (for)
(dragging a large or heavy item) slowly; (falling) little by little; (slipping) gradually; on and on; while putting off; with a slurp
babysitting; babysitter; taking care of; assisting; assistant
to feel giddy; to totter; to be unfixed (emotions, beliefs, etc.); to waver; to wander aimlessly; to loiter
to lean against; to set against
to break; to fracture; to fold; to bend; to make (origami); to interrupt
to entrust (a matter) to; to leave to; to abandon oneself to (e.g. pleasure); to yield to (e.g. anger); to devote oneself to
to torment; to punish; to treat harshly; to beat up; to give a drubbing; to cause damage to
six o'clock; six periods of a day (morning, midday, afternoon, evening, midnight, late night)
to arrive at (e.g. a decision); to reach (a stage); to lead to (a place); to get to; in the extreme case of; (arch.) to come
(rubbing, twisting) hard; with a squeal; with a creak; (drinking) in one sweep
given that ... it is only natural that ...; ... being the case, it is unavoidable that ...; (precisely) because ...; contrary to expectations ...
bad condition; not to work out (i.e. a deal); disagreement; break-off; disorder; slump
one (of a pair); incomplete; imperfect; few; little; off-centre
first; firstly; first of all; Introduction; Preface
complete picture; panorama; what it all adds up to; bird's eye view; all-embracing portrait; overall perspective
in a manner of speaking; as it were; so to speak; if you like; per se
polite; courteous; civil; careful; close; thorough
century; hundred years; (fig.) a long time