unshapely; ill-formed; misshapen; awkward; clumsy
to throw (oneself); to hurl; to cast; to stir (one's feelings); to get excited; to make (one's heart) pound
sarcastic; foulmouthed; having a sharp tongue; having a sharp nasty tongue
to breathe out; to breathe; to tell (a lie); to use (foul language); to vomit; to throw up
to do up one's shoelaces; to tie one's shoes; to lace up one's shoes
to come loose; to come untied; to come undone; to loosen up (e.g. tension)
to loosen; to slacken; to relax (attention, efforts, etc.); to let down (one's guard); to relax (a rule); to ease (e.g. restrictions)
to push down; to knock down
horseback riding; sitting astride; straddling
what; what sort of thing; everything; anything; what (on earth)?; what's the meaning of this ...?
to pin down; to knock down; to push (and hold) somebody down (esp. with sexual connotations)
(enervating) attraction to books or learning
to disdain; to look down on; to make light of; to hold in contempt; to scorn; to despise
dilatorily; sluggishly; to take a lot of time; to become late; to take it easy
myself; oneself; (arch.) I; (arch.) me; (arch.) you (referring to one's inferior)
to destroy; to overthrow; to wreck; to ruin
destination; whereabouts; future; prospects
to remain; to abide; to stay (in the one place); to be limited to; to be confined to; to only account for
first water drawn from a well on New Year's Day
hesitation; bewilderment; illusion; delusion; inability to reach enlightenment
absolutely; unconditionally; never (with neg. verb)
otherwise; or else; if not
by nature; from the very beginning; through and through; absolutely (not); (not) at all
to make sure of; to assure oneself of; to see with one's own eyes; to ascertain
moaning; muttering; complaining
small wooden Japanese toy that flies when spun between the palms of one's hands
kitchen knife; carving knife; (arch.) cooking; (arch.) food
high-pressure salesmanship; the hard sell; aggressive peddling
the crucial moment; the moment of truth; do-or-die situation; crucial juncture; crucial stage
in succession; one after another
just before; on the verge of; on the brink of; just in front of; just ahead of
to go to bed; to be sick in bed; to be laid up
to crouch; to squat; to cower
dreamer; daydreamer; visionary
the trouble is that ...; the problem is that ...; unfortunately; annoyingly
to be crowded; to be packed; to be complex; to go into; to put into; to do intently
to cite as an example; to refer to; to quote
conventionality; triteness
of all (things, people, places, days, etc.)