to kill; to slay; to shoot dead; to cut down
to raise; to elevate; to do up (one's hair); to fly (a kite, etc.); to launch (fireworks, etc.); to land (a boat); to show someone (into a room)
last moment; eleventh hour; platform made of dirt used to perform executions (decapitations) in the Edo period
to sink; to go under; to go down (e.g. sun); to set; to feel depressed; to become subdued
banzai; hurray; something to cheer about; something worthy of celebration; giving up; throwing one's hands up
yo!; hello there!; wow!; oh!; yah! (yell)
À bout de souffle (French film, 1959); Breathless
to shorten; to reduce; to crumple (fabric); to wrinkle; to make (one's body) smaller; to draw in (one's legs)
to bury; to inter; to entomb; to cover up; to hush up; to shelve
one in a million (chance, etc.); one in ten thousand; in the unlikely event that
wobbling; tottering; wavering (e.g. over a decision); dithering; boiling up; dizzily
to say; to spatter; to prate; to prattle; to babble
to be thirsty; to feel thirsty; to thirst for; to crave
to shrink; to contract; to diminish (in size)
way to die; means of dying; quality of one's death
to trample; to crush underfoot
to struggle in the water; to sink below the surface and become unable to breathe; to (nearly) drown; to indulge in; to lose one's head over something; to be addicted
failure; mistake; blunder
body; oneself; one's place; one's position; main part; meat (as opposed to bone, skin, etc.)
unprepared; careless; imprudent; indiscreet
direct; immediate; personal; firsthand
clique; group; (political) faction; wing; school; sect
exceedingly; extremely; decisively
defenseless; defenceless; unprotected; vulnerable
if it is the case that ...
to stop (plug) one's ears
curse; spell; malediction
algae; waterweed; seaweed; duckweed
so; like this; in this way
attachment; adhesion; tenacity; fixation; obsession
as before; as ever; as it was originally
good-naturedness; good-natured person; credulous person; easy mark
to collapse into; to flop onto
even if I say so myself; for me (to do such a thing)
activity (esp. energetic); great efforts; conspicuous service; to flourish; to participate actively; to play an active role
enjoyment; pleasure; diversion; anticipation; looking forward to
absorbed in; immersed in; forgetting oneself; daze; within a dream; while dreaming
while; during (the time when)
spoiled; spoilt; ruined; loss of face
way to use something; treatment; management (of help)
at any rate; in any case; at the very least; if nothing else
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it,...; I mean