inducing; causing; triggering; giving rise to
to bend loosely back and forth; to wriggle; to be crooked
ramming attack; hurling oneself (at); throwing oneself into (e.g. a role); going all out
backstep (dancing, sports); set-back (motorcycle) footrests
to scatter; to sprinkle; to distribute (flyers, etc.); to give out; to shake off (a pursuer, companion, etc.); to give the slip
a lot; lots; enough; sufficient; enough; too many
to flutter down (of leaves, petals, etc.); to fall as if dancing
opposite side; other side
to have one's attention caught (by); to be distracted (by); to be preoccupied (with); to be captivated (by); to be absorbed (in)
blind spot (e.g. of a driver); dead angle; dead ground; dead space
to make a mistake; to mess up; to screw up; to fail
severe; strict; tough; hard
grace; favor; favour; blessing; benefit
to think about; to send one's heart out to; to give more than a passing thought to; to think of something far away; to think nostalgically upon (esp. one's hometown)
about; roughly; generally; on the whole; completely; quite
consideration; guess; conjecture; judgement
polar regions; the pole; farthest land; ends of the earth
up to now; so far; traditional; conventional; usual
to draw a line (between); to make a distinction (between); to distinguish (between)
counter for occurrences; a time; an instance; inning (baseball); round; episode; chapter
unprecedented; never happened before; first time in history
cesspool; sink; manure sink
to cut up; to split open; to rip to pieces; to tear to pieces
winding; meandering; zigzagging; zig-zag; in twists and turns; sinuously
may (it) be so; please let (it) happen
absent-mindedly; absently; idly; in a subdued voice; in undertones; in a whisper
cheap; inexpensive; calm; peaceful; quiet
tail (of an animal); tail end; tip
to sink (into); to cave in; to get stuck in (e.g. mud); to get bogged down in; to get lodged in
shade; shadow; behind (something); other side; the background; behind the scenes
safety zone; traffic island
nothing special; no big deal; doesn't matter
according to plan; as planned; on target
there; over there; that place; that far; that much; that point
to be greedy; to be avaricious; to want badly; to desire intensely; to covet
damn; damn it; feces; excrement; damn; damned; very
surging waves; raging billows; turbulent; tempestuous; tumultuous
moment by moment; hour by hour
common dace (Leuciscus leuciscus)