to drop like a rock (e.g. of reputation, power, influence); to go down the toilet
suffocation; choking; asphyxia
talking in delirium; delirious talk; delirious utterances; nonsense; rubbish; silly talk
lack of expression; lack of emotion; blank look (on one's face)
to be confused; to be baffled; to be dumbfounded; to be bewildered; (lit.) to be bewitched by a fox
standing at attention; standing stiffly upright
walking briskly; determinedly
boiled and half-dried bonito
to be lazy; to be slack; to feel dull; to feel languid; to feel listless
preparedness; readiness; mental attitude; frame of mind
to entwine; to twine around; to coordinate (with); to arrest
surrender; submission; capitulation; being defeated (e.g. by a problem); giving up; giving in
noisily (of water gushing, pouring, spilling, splashing, spraying, etc.)
discouragement; disappointment
to pile up; to stack; to load (car, ship, etc.); to pack; to acquire; to accumulate
not one to talk; who are you to say; look who's talking
to have an ulterior motive; to have an axe to grind
rainbow-colored; rainbow-coloured
to sway to and fro; to drift about; to flutter; to be fickle; to be irresolute; to vacillate
water pistol; squirt gun; water gun
ding (of a bell); bing; honk (i.e. sound of blowing one's nose); snort; heating in a microwave; cooking in a microwave
to rub; to crumple; to massage; to argue; to have a heated discussion; to train; to coach
heroic; fierce; grand; sublime; magnificent
sofa; couch; lounge chair
resting one's head on one's arm or elbow
support; participation; assistance; complicity; conspiracy
to turn one's back on; to be uninterested in
interval; break; rift (in clouds)
switching on and off (of a light); flashing; blinking; flickering
feel when biting; manner of enunciation
among (other things); especially; particularly; inter alia; above all (else)
with a clink; with a soft thud; with a faint snap (e.g. of a book closing); suddenly; all of a sudden
(walk) briskly; at a brisk pace; quickly
to break into a smile; to smile broadly; to beam
progress; advance; improvement; development
to fully understand and agree; to be convinced; to be fully satisfied (with an explanation)
swim ring; swimming ring; life buoy; life belt; life preserver; lifesaver