stiffening; rigidity; rigor; stiffness; ossification; petrification
daruma; tumbling doll; Bodhidharma; prostitute
yo!; hello there!; wow!; oh!; yah! (yell)
to make good; to improve; to do often; to be kind to; to treat well
to be good (at); to go well; to look (taste, etc.) good; to hold one's liquor; to be able to hold one's drink
at every opportunity; for each and every thing that crops up; with every little thing; whenever possible; whenever the chance arises; at every turn
willpower; guts; determination; character; nature; disposition
to approach; to draw near; to gather (in one place); to come together; to stop by (while on one's way to another place); to drop by; to grow old
to guide; to lead; to show the way; to derive; to deduce
to stop (moving); to come to a stop; to stop (doing, working, being supplied); to come to a halt; to alight; to perch on
operation (of a machine, etc.); operating; driving; working (capital, etc.)
raising one's hand; show of hands (e.g. for a vote); salute
candidacy; standing as a candidate; bidding (to host an event, e.g. the Olympics)
oh!; ah!; oh dear!; dear me!; thank God!
(camera) shutter; shutter (for a door, window, etc.)
to hold a thing in one's arms; to carry in one's arms; to embrace (e.g. a baby); to take upon oneself; to be saddled with
to wring the neck; to strangle
to make efforts; to take pains; to break a bone
absurd; unreasonable; extreme; senseless; disorderly; chaotic
racing (of an engine); spinning one's wheels; running idle; fruitless effort; going nowhere; going round in circles
shift; move; (work) shift; work schedule; gearshift; changing gears
drive; trip by car; to (go for a) drive; to go on a trip by car; to drive (e.g. a car); to drive (innovation, change, etc.)
to become confused (disconcerted, disorganized, disorganised); to be flustered; to panic; to hurry; to rush; to hasten
keep ...-ing; have been ...-ing; leaving (something) on; leaving (something) still in use
to calm down; to compose oneself; to calm down; to settle down; to settle down (in a location, job, etc.); to settle in; to be settled
person who has a driving licence but little or no experience actually driving (license)
figure of a person; figures of people; shadow of a person
to illuminate; to shine a light on; to light up
accelerator pedal; gas pedal; throttle pedal
to roughen (e.g. one's attitude); to raise (one's voice)
no matter how you put it; whatever the circumstances may be; say what you like; no matter how you look at it
to collect oneself; to cool off; to recover oneself
to lose one's presence of mind; be flummoxed; to get flustered
jumping sideways; flying sideways; running hurriedly (with one's body bent forward)