pushing; backing; boosting; pushing from behind (a cart, etc.); pusher
unprecedented; unheard-of; record-breaking
to tie; to restrain; to confine; to bind; to fasten
coward; namby-pamby; wimp; weak-kneed person; spineless person
to (prepare to) run away (from one's responsibilities, etc.)
adventurous spirit; sense of adventure
lightning strike; thunderbolt; bolt of lightning; to strike (lightning); to be struck by lightning
that's good; that's nice; like (on social media); is that clear?; OK?
to begin to dance; to break into a dance
out of sight; in the background; unnoticed; (lit.) under the veranda
to have a long life; to live a long time
conservativeness; conservatism; regression; retrogression; unadventurousness
thud thud (esp. footsteps); clump clump
to get dark; to grow dark; to end (of a day, year, season, etc.); to come to an end; to be sunk in (e.g. despair); to be lost in (e.g. thought)
telepathy; tacit understanding; thought transference; non-verbal Zen Buddhist transmission to a disciple of the central tenets of Buddhism
great hurry; great haste; rush
extraordinarily beautiful; exceptionally pretty; gorgeous; magnificent
to jump out; to rush out; to appear (suddenly); to protrude; to project; to butt in
half and half; fifty-fifty
to (keep in) mind; to give heed to; to pay attention to
microscopic; infinitesimal
should do; ought to do; must do
rotation; making the rounds; spreading; effect; efficacy; by way of; via
many; a lot; much; multitude
sacred fire; sacred flame; Olympic flame; Olympic torch
to congratulate; to wish (someone) well; to celebrate
to manage skillfully; to manoeuvre (e.g. car, horse); to maneuver
since some time or another; since who-knows-when
precipitous cliff; sheer precipice; critical situation
to rest; to suspend; to give relief
motherland; fatherland; native country
just the other day; quite recently
loser; defeated person; the defeated
foreign; abroad; overseas
dominion; territory; possession
people; citizens; subjects; folk
to read out; to read aloud; to call out; to finish reading; to read through
people (of a country); nation; citizen; national