fall; drop; descent; coming down
(not) so; (not) particularly; (not) very; (not) that much
place; situation; position; location
considerable; great; important; significant; a big deal
the front; honesty; uprightness; decency; normality
body; oneself; one's place; one's position; main part; meat (as opposed to bone, skin, etc.)
to roll; to tumble; to fall over; to roll over; to lie down; to be scattered about; to be lying around
to step back; to move back; to withdraw (from the presence of a superior); to leave; to resign; to retire
near; close; beside; vicinity; proximity; besides
tree; shrub; bush; wood; timber
invisibly; secretly; privately
to hide; to be hidden; to conceal oneself; to disappear
furious facial expression
dangerous; risky; in danger; in jeopardy; uncertain; unreliable
to shout (in anger); to yell
to keep within limits (e.g. spending); to restrain (e.g. emotions); to control; to hold back (e.g. an enemy); to check; to curb
to lurk; to be hidden; to be concealed; to lie dormant; to be latent
desk pad; sheet of plastic (or cardboard, felt, etc.) placed under writing paper; being pinned under; being caught under; model; pattern
to advise strongly; to insist (on something)
grasp; catch; understanding
dumbfounded; overcome with surprise; in blank amazement; in a daze
only; merely; but; no more than
stock-in-trade; tools of one's trade
safety; security; safely; without incident; good health; inaction
as is; as it is; as things are; like this; this way; at this rate
to be lost (e.g. luggage); to be missing; to be used up; to be run out; to disappear (e.g. pain); to be lost (e.g. a dream, confidence)
to; for; from the standpoint of; as far as ... is concerned
meaning; significance; sense
obstinate; stubborn; mulish; die-hard; bigoted
with the exception of; excepting; excluding
to take pride in; to pride oneself; to be proud of
dropping (of tears, dew, etc.); falling off; dropping off; inadvertently (coming to the surface); letting out (e.g. a secret)
previously; before; first; before (something or someone else); beforehand; in advance
arbitrarily; of its own accord; voluntarily; wilfully; willfully; as one pleases
to overlook; to command a view of; to look down on; to despise; to look down on
simply; merely; only; solely
the defensive; passive attitude; passivity; the passive; passive voice; ukemi (the art of falling safely)
lightning strike; thunderbolt; bolt of lightning; to strike (lightning); to be struck by lightning
being at sea; losing one's bearings; (arch.) disorientation upon waking at night; (arch.) forgetting which house or room to enter
tender; kind; gentle; graceful; affectionate; amiable
reason; cause; circumstances