to run out of breath; to be short of breath; to run out of steam; to be unable to continue; to die
somewhat far; fairly distant
thicket; bush; coppice; brushwood
to load (a gun, etc.); to charge; to put into (e.g. emotion, effort); to include (e.g. tax in a sales price); to hang over; to shroud
to fly through the air; to hurtle through the air; to strike at something and miss; to fan the air
to roll about; to writhe about
what with this and that; for a number of reasons
to go too far; to go to excess; to carry too far
redoing; doing over again
to writhe (in pain); to squirm; to wriggle
lawless; outrageous; insolent; rude; inexcusable; unpardonable
pointed end; tip; point; forefront; vanguard; spearhead
to try to do; to attempt to do
to see through (a lie, scheme, etc.); to see into (someone's mind); to read (someone's true feelings); to penetrate
condition; term; requirement; qualification; prerequisite
habit (usu. a bad one); tendency; peculiarity; idiosyncrasy; crease; wrinkle
yoo-hoo; halloo; hi-de-ho; howdy; hey
I wish I had ...; I should have ...; it would have been better if I had ...
rendezvous; tryst; (lover's) meeting; (secret) date
healthy; sound; wholesome
at any cost; at any price; at any expense
to put effort into; to strain; to put strength into; to put forth effort
floatingly; driftingly; softly; gently; restlessly; uncertainly
rather; sooner; preferably; on the contrary; if anything
to pitch in and help; to give someone a hand
attaching and detaching; putting on and removing
naked above the waist; stripped to the waist; shirtless
free and easy; open-hearted; relaxed; not fussy; frank
substitute for a proper greeting (e.g. gift)
to cross over (e.g. mountain); to go across; to get over (e.g. hardship); to pass time (e.g. a winter); to surpass; to be better than; to move house
substance; essence; substantive; substantial; in essence; in effect
front and rear; front and back; before and after; around; about; order; context
bad; wrong; evil; no good; wicked; reprehensible
token (gesture, gift, etc.); (done) for form's sake; for the sake of appearances
gradually; by degrees; little by little; bit by bit
to look away; to avert one's eyes; to avoid facing (e.g. reality)
wearing a kimono with the right side over the left (normally used only for the dead); downturn; recession; front left; front and left
to figure out; to get an idea
once you've committed a crime, commit to it; in for a penny, in for a pound; (lit.) if you've eaten poison, (lick) the plate
to feel guilty; to suffer from a guilty conscience; to feel uneasy; to have qualms about; to have scruples about; to feel regret
walking briskly; determinedly
green (colour); green (energy, car, etc.); environmentally friendly; greenland; green space; green
if I (we, etc.) could; if one were to ... then ... (an unpleasant thing would happen)
look; glimpse; apparently; seemingly; (arch.) first meeting