putting one's life on the line; staking one's life (on); risking one's life; life and death situation
to hold (in one's hand); to take (into one's hand); to own; to obtain
sound of footsteps; sense or sign that something is approaching
to put oneself on guard; to stand ready; to square off
to knock down; to send flying
to be overturned; to be reversed; to turn over; to fall down; to tumble down; to topple over
this time; now; next time; another time; recently; lately
to stay on; to remain; to hold out; to stop (doing); to give up
suddenly and forcefully (e.g. jerk, poke, shove); in a single gulp; in one go
trouble; bother; annoyance; to be troubled (by); to be bothered (by); to be inconvenienced (by)
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
threatening attitude; menacing look; angry look
on a routine basis; regularly; habitually
always; all the time; never; usual; regular
womanizer; Lothario; Don Juan; philanderer; lady-killer
scum of society; good-for-nothing; vermin
to be confused; to be bewildered; to be taken aback
to abuse (verbally); to curse at; to shout abuse at; to speak ill of
gap; space; break; interlude; chink (in one's armor, armour); chance
to send; to forward; to hand over (e.g. money)
to whisper; to murmur; to rumor; to rumour
to falter; to flinch (from); to recoil (from); to quail (at)
whispering; whisper; secret talk; murmur
and; or; and the like; and so forth; and what not
after (a long process); at the end of; last line (of a renga)
chastity; virtue; fidelity; feminine modesty
of tender years; very young
to make eyes at; to leer; to ogle; to ingratiate oneself; to toady; to flatter
no sooner than; as soon as; immediately after; at the thought of; when I think about
to turn one's hand to; to reach out one's hand; to get involved in; to make a move on; to strike; to beat
certified (as genuine, valuable, etc.); guaranteed (article); of established reputation; acknowledged; pièce de résistance
mature woman; middle-aged woman
to soothe; to calm; to pacify
straightforwardly; readily; without hesitation
to cut into (a line, conversation, etc.); to force oneself into (e.g. a crowd); to wedge oneself into; to fall below (of stock prices, sales, etc.); to drop below
he; she; that person; that; that one; that thing
nasty; disgusting; detestable; unpleasant; disagreeable; creepy
rudeness; impoliteness; discourtesy; insolence
to be astonished to hear; to be incredulous about; to express disbelief; who do you think you're kidding by saying (that); what a laugh!
to be overawed; to be overpowered; to lose the mental battle
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