motor nerve; reflexes; athletic ability; motor coordination
rate; ratio; comparatively; contrary to expectations
(practical) application; putting to practical use; applied
to be useful; to be helpful; to serve the purpose
to be degraded; to come down in the world; to lose status; to be ruined; to fall low
to fly through the air; to hurtle through the air; to strike at something and miss; to fan the air
library (usu. single-room); small library
acknowledgement; acknowledgment; recognition; cognition
to distance oneself (from); to keep (something or someone) at a distance; to maintain a distance (from)
catastrophe; cataclysm; collapse (of a relationship); breakup; split (friends, lovers, etc.)
to be much obliged (to someone); to receive favor (favour); to be indebted; to be grateful
exactly; precisely; closely; tightly; properly; without fail
in a hurry; hastily; in feverish haste
planned; scheduled; systematic
to omit; to leave out; to overtake; to pass; to say; to speak
to suffer a disappointment; to feel let down; to have one's attack (question, etc.) sidestepped; to be given the slip
to accept a kind offer; to take someone up on their offer
to become frayed; to become loose
property; fortune; assets
maintenance; preservation; improvement
proud; having a prominent nose
firm promise; definite promise
self-abasement; humility; self-depreciation
makings (of); aptitude; talent; nature; character; temperament
guarantee; security; assurance; pledge; warranty
to jump up; to start up; to leap to one's feet; to fly away; to take off
to flap (wings); to spread one's wings; to go out into the world
straying; wandering off course
dark clouds; threatening signs; ominous indications
God's will; heaven's decree; mandate of Heaven; one's life; one's lifespan
to do as much as is humanly possible; to try every possible means
model; pattern; paragon; exemplar
with a bang bang (sound of a hammer or gunfire); at a mad pace (spend money, work); with great vigor
yakiniku; Japanese dish of grilled meat similar to Korean barbecue; roasted meat; grill
according to; reads; reading; is written; says; states
closing (for the day; of a library, museum, cinema, etc.); closing down (of a library, museum, cinema, etc.)
(poor) treatment; (bad) behavior; behaviour; action; act
to stray from the right path; to go wrong; to go off the rails; to turn delinquent