to be dented; to be indented; to be beaten; to be overwhelmed; to be disheartened; to feel down
to blow off; to be blown off
at last; finally; barely; narrowly; just
crushed flat; flattened; flat-chested girl; sound of a sticky rice cake sticking to something
gotcha; alrighty; got it; OK
chivalrous man who helps the weak and fights the strong; knight in shining armor; ruffians who act under the pretence of being chivalrous
to set up (a house, store, etc.); to build; to have at the ready (e.g. a gun); to hold in preparation (e.g. a camera); to adopt a posture; to assume a stance; to put on an air
dividing for administrative purposes; partition; division
to hit; to strike; to strike (noon, etc.); to sound (cymbals, etc.); to beat (rhythmically, e.g. pulse, waves, etc.); to move; to impress
to be launched (e.g. rocket); to lift off; to be washed up (on the shore)
Eh?; What?; Come on!; Damn!
to jump up; to spring up; to jump (market, price, etc.); to rise sharply; to act rashly; to jump the gun
prudence; judgement; sense; discipline; care; control
to give up; to admit defeat; to throw in the towel
opening (one's mouth) wide; saying "aah"; crying loudly; wailing; bawling
to joke; to jest; to make fun of; to laugh at; to romp; to gambol
to squash; to crush; to flatten
strong pressure; heavy pressure
important; significant; precious; valuable; careful
horse riding; horseback riding; horseback rider
new work; new production; new composition; new creation; new title
lots of; a ton of; a mountain of; piles of; heaps of; so many
relaxed; familiar; easy to access; friendly
duty; obligation; responsibility
rate; ratio; profit; assignment; 10%; unit of ten percent; match
hidden reserves of strength; latent energy; potentiality; real strength
shout; cry; outcry; yell; shriek; scream
sky; the skies; high-altitude sky; upper air
storm; tempest; uproar; hullabaloo; storm (e.g. of protest)
to rush over; to run up to
humour; humor; safety; health; in a good mood; in high spirits
being very active; being very useful; playing a very active part; making a spectacular showing; great efforts; splendid work
shrewdly; smartly; calculatingly; astutely; cunningly
meow; miaow; cat; sexual intercourse; making out
thundering; purring; something large and heavy starting to roll; scattered about; common; idleness; idling about
to rub on; to rub against; to lay the blame on; to strike (a match)
to look out over; to survey (scene); to take an extensive view of
... the heck (e.g. "what the heck?"); ... in the world (e.g. "why in the world?"); ... on earth (e.g. "who on earth?")
to doubt; to think (something is) doubtful; to wonder; to be suspicious
small number; few; minority
echo; reverberation; sound (esp. the distinctive sound of an object or activity, e.g. rain, gun, gallop, drum); noise; quality of a sound (e.g. a fine phrase, clear voice, resonant bell); feeling of a sound