use; exercise (of one's right, authority, power, etc.)
putting the cart before the horse; mistaking the means for the end; getting one's priorities backwards
upper floor; upstairs; top of the stairs
end; ending; close; end of (one's) life; death
to understand from experience
to paw (at) the ground; to struggle (using one's arms and legs); to flounder; to struggle (to escape an adverse situation); to strive
indifferently; paying no attention (to); taking no notice (of)
No Entry; No Trespassing; No Admittance; off-limits; restricted; forbidden
sign on a post (usu. wooden and with a small roof, containing information about a sight, warning, congratulations, etc.); public notice; bulletin board; notice board
to jump at; to leap at; to fly at; to spring at; to pounce on
with a clatter; with a rattle; persistently (complaining, etc.); annoyingly; messy; cluttered
(not) even a little bit; (not) in the slightest; (not) one bit
to become locked; to lock
to hold aloft (e.g. a sword); to brandish
violent explosion; bursting
to be torn off; to come off
mouse; rat; dark gray; slate gray
to blow up (i.e. wind); to blow upwards; to spout into the air
eddies of wind around high buildings
apparent temperature; "feels like" temperature
chilly; unpleasantly cold
far away; far off; far; long ago; long before
edge (of a river, woods, etc.); shoulder (of a road); rim; brim; fabric border (of a tatami mat, etc.); edging
ruins (of a building, town, etc.); remains
street; quarter; district; area
to jump from one thing to another
drastic move (e.g. hold or strike in martial arts); power technique; display of power
to succeed (in doing); to manage to do; to accomplish; to carry off; to pull off
naturally; of course; understandably
free (of restraint, controls, etc.); free (of charge); freelance; independent; freelancer; one-size-fits-all; free skating
rough estimate; rough calculation; expectation; anticipation; plan
river; stream; River; the ... river
long distance; long haul; long-distance race
point; gist; essentials; knack; trick; the ropes
lie; fib; mistake; error; unwise move; bad decision
(nearly certain) death; extremely dangerous place (or situation) from which one might not return alive; proper place to die; dilemma; predicament
to go through; to pass through; to struggle through; to get through (difficulties, danger, etc.); to escape (through the cordon)
training method in sports, etc. where one imagines how a scenario would play out; mental rehearsal; mental preparation; visualization (for practicing a skill in one's mind)(practising); practicing under simulated conditions (e.g. while watching a video); mental dry run
in an instant; in a moment; immediately; suddenly; all of a sudden; all at once
to blunder; to fail; to make a mistake
plentifully; amply; loosely; with room to spare; a good (e.g. two weeks, ten kilometres); a full
to divert (e.g. one's mind); to distract; to relieve (boredom, sorrow, etc.); to conceal (e.g. one's grief with a smile); to hide; to shift (the conversation)