leather strap; thong; leash
miserable; pitiable; shameful; deplorable; pathetic
no matter what happens; in any circumstances; at any price
on and after; from ... onward; since
(apparently) that's what it's like, isn't it; that sort of (thing mentioned immediately prior)
firmly; flatly; definitely (wrong, different, etc.); absolutely; by far; far and away
vexed; irritated; fretful; shaggy; bushy; ragged
(length of one's) step; stride; pace
to have an eye on; to zero in on
madness; insanity; madman; mania; craze; obsession
hoop (of a barrel, bucket, etc.); discipline; solidarity
cliff edge; edge of a precipice; perilous position; critical moment; brink
to lose sight of; to miss
upper part; upper stream; upper course of a river; right side of the stage (audience's or camera's POV); stage left (actor's POV); skillful (in comparisons)
soft rush (Juncus effusus var. decipiens); common rush
to wear (a sword, decoration, etc.); to carry; to be entrusted with (a mission); to be charged with; to have (a quality, property, etc.); to have a trace of
to come to a mountain path
getting tired of; getting sick of; getting bored with; getting fed up with
winding; meandering; sinuous; zigzag
thankfully; fortunately; luckily; mercifully
to bend; to wind; to twist; to zig-zag
to cast a shadow; to appear; to loom (of a threat, etc.); to manifest (of symptoms, etc.)
to use to the full (one's voice, energy, etc.); to muster all of (one's strength, courage, etc.); to summon all of; to exert fully; to strain (one's voice)
unsteadily (e.g. on one's feet); shakily; wavering (in one's mind); unsteadily; aimlessly; unconsciously
in a daze; absent-mindedly; dimly; hazily; with a roar (of flames); with a whoosh
to face each other; to be opposite (to)
to yield; to give way to; to make way for
stepping back; drawing back
to kneel down on one knee; to genuflect
to accept an object and hold it reverently over one's head
cowardly; timid; easily frightened
end (e.g. of street); tip; beginning; start; odds and ends; scrap
to throb (with pain); to ache; to smart; to rankle; to gall; to rile
cattle (Bos taurus); cow; beef; Chinese "Ox" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
having had enough (of); fed up (with); sick and tired (of); to learn one's lesson; to learn from a bad experience
to die out; to peter out; to become extinct; to cease; to be stopped; to be discontinued
tottering; staggering; faltering; reeling
boiled and half-dried bonito
to be present (esp. during a birth); to be witness to; to attend
with a boing; with a sproing; with a crack; with a pop; (hitting) with vigour; with a kick