to play a role; to serve a function; to play a part
nailing on; nailing down; being stationary; being rooted to the spot; (price) pegging
something or other; one thing or another; this or that
being familiar with; having a thorough knowledge of; being well-informed about
to cease; to stop; to be over
among these; between these; of these; in here; in this
inferiority (e.g. numerical); inferior position; disadvantage; unfavorable situation; unfavourable situation
to trample; to crush underfoot
to take seriously; to believe in; to fall for
to crowd; to flock; to swarm
to be imminent; to loom; to be approaching; to be impending
chance to win; opportunity to win; chance of victory
supercompensation; overcompensation
leisurely; slow; deliberate; easygoing
to make someone eat; to deal (a blow); to play (a trick)
to run out of breath; to be short of breath; to run out of steam; to be unable to continue; to die
it can't be helped; so it goes; c'est la vie
increasingly; more and more; decreasingly (when declining); less and less
please; kindly; I beg of you; by all means; without fail
gal (unit of gravitational acceleration)
expansion; swelling; increase; growth
cracking; splitting; ripping; crashing; creaking; groaning
big frame; large figure; huge body
wild beast; wild animal; brute
(outward) looks; features; face; countenance; expression
strenuous exertion; spurt; splurge
to be taken aback; to be astonished; to be dumbfounded
dumbfounded; in mute amazement
to make a mistake (in); to commit an error; to be wrong; to be incorrect; to mislead; to misguide
site (usu. website); sight; payable on sight
losing initiative; being forestalled; second move (in go or shogi); moving second; rear guard
mode (musical mode, mode of probability distribution, state of physical system); fashion
I've heard that ...; rumour has it that ...; it appears as if ...
bipedal walking; walking on two legs