space; air; midair; (from) memory; (by) heart
rubbish; trash; garbage; refuse; litter
to lose consciousness; to faint; to black out; (arch.) to lose motivation; (arch.) to get discouraged
people; (all) persons; everyone; (arch.) you (usu. plural)
detailed inspection; thorough examination; checking
to drift; to float; to waft (e.g. a scent); to hang in the air; to be in the air (e.g. a feeling or mood); to wander; to walk around aimlessly
offensive smell; bad smell; foul smell; stench
to slip out; to sneak away; to break into the lead; to get ahead; to begin to fall out (e.g. hair); to break out (of a loop)
telephone booth; telephone box
to boil up; to come to the boil; to arise; to break out; to get excited; to be in uproar
to call out to; to hail; to address; to appeal (e.g. to the public); to urge; to exhort
busy; occupied; hectic; restless; hurried; fidgety
to twinkle (e.g. stars); to flicker; to waver; to blink (one's eyes); to wink; to bat
flash (of light); glint; schiller
pain; anguish; suffering; duhkha (suffering)
quick-witted and agile; keen and nimble
leopardess; female leopard; bold and sexy woman
telecommunications; correspondence
tremblingly; having the chills (through fear, cold, anticipation, etc.)
fear; dread; fright; willies
leather shoes; leather boots
to spread out (e.g. a futon); to lay out; to lay down (e.g. a cushion); to impose widely (e.g. martial law); to promulgate; to pin down; to hold down
stone paving; cobble paving; stone steps; check (pattern); pavé (rectangular dessert, usu. made from chocolate or several layers of sponge cake)
once; before; formerly; never yet; never before; first time
inter-scholastic athletics competition
close call; narrow escape; hair's breadth; narrowly; just in time; by a hair's breadth
it's no joke; gimme a break!
no chance of; no way that; certainly not; will never happen
to grab at; to grasp at; to clutch at
it cannot be helped; there's nothing for it; it's no use fighting back; it's hopeless; there is no way out of it
to come true (of a dream, wish, etc.); to be realized; to be fulfilled; to be granted; to be answered (of a prayer); to be requited (of love)
pride; dignity; self-worth
four; 4; four years of age; ten o'clock (in the old time system); burakumin; cross grips
to make good one's escape; to get away; to outrun; to hold on (and win); to win narrowly
at full speed; as fast as one's legs can carry one
to run out; to rush out; to start running; to begin to run; to break into a run
I don't give a damn; that's got nothing to do with me
probably; (most) likely; in all likelihood; I suspect; I dare say; I'm afraid
evacuation; withdrawal; revocation; repeal; retreat