to straddle; to sit astride; to mount; to extend over; to spread over; to span
to rub; to scrub; to scrape
to be squashed by; to be pinned under
to rub; to chafe; to strike (match); to lose (e.g. a match); to forfeit; to squander one's money (e.g. through gambling, Pachinko, etc.)
to be in focus; to come into focus
unsteadily (e.g. on one's feet); shakily; wavering (in one's mind); unsteadily; aimlessly; unconsciously
waking up; awakening; arousal; disillusion; disillusionment; awakening
to tilt (esp. head); to lean; to incline; to slant
through; throughout; in the course of; all over or throughout (e.g. a place)
to resound; to echo; to reverberate
to stop (plug) one's ears
close to the wall; alongside the wall
to live under another's roof; to become a dependent on; to flatten oneself (against); to lean in close to
to shout (in anger); to yell
curiously enough; oddly enough; strange to tell
to protect (someone); to look after (e.g. an injured leg); to defend; to cover for; to stand up for; to stick up for
instead of; in place of; as a substitute for; in exchange for; in return for; to make up for
there; over there; genitals; private parts; that far; that much
action; conduct; behaviour; behavior; mobilization; mobilisation
to defy accepted norms; to go off the rails; to be eccentric
eccentricity; eccentric behaviour
many; numerous; various; large number of
to enquire of someone about something (inquire); to question
army; armed forces; military authorities; team; group
institution; establishment; facility; home (for elderly, orphans, etc.)
internment camp; detention facility; POW camp; refugee camp
to talk on and on; to rattle on; to keep on talking (without pause)
answer; reply; response; answer; solution; result
let me see; well; errr ...; uhh ...
one more time; once more; once again
to take (someone) by surprise; to do something unexpected
emptiness; hollowness; vacancy; inanity; pointlessness; meaninglessness
to spin; to make yarn; to spin (a tale); to assemble (e.g. words); to put together
one way or the other; either way
mutually; with each other; reciprocally; together; both
sorting; arrangement; liquidation; settlement; retrenchment; curtailment
surely; certainly; without doubt
to hardly recognise; to mistake for something or somebody else
(looking) blankly; vacantly; dazedly; (staring) in puzzlement; with a look of amazement