to paw (at) the ground; to struggle (using one's arms and legs); to flounder; to struggle (to escape an adverse situation); to strive
shock; tremor; impact; vibration
to speak distinctly; to speak clearly; to put it bluntly; to get to the point; to be frank
fleeting (glimpse, glance, etc.)
trivial; not amounting to much
all out; like hell; like crazy; desperately; (lit.) expecting to die
one's own strength and skill alone (without money, connections, etc); nothing to rely on but oneself; (being) self-made
to awaken; to arouse from sleep; to bring to one's senses; to disabuse (someone of); to sober up
single-minded; intent; determined; wholehearted; earnest; devoted (to)
microelectronics; Middle East; Middle English; ME; macroengineering; medical electronics; medical engineering
circumstances; sequence of events; how things got this way; details; particulars
(spoken) line (in a play, film, comic, etc.); one's lines; comment; remark; stock phrase; set phrase
lower back; waist; hips; body (of hair, noodles, paper, etc.); resilience; spring
old age; age; old people; (arch.) I; (arch.) me; (arch.) my humble self
sharpness; cutting ability; quickness (of wit); incisiveness; peppiness (of a ball)
opposition; resistance; antagonism; reverse; opposite; inverse
with a smooch (kissing); with a light smacking sound
bride; (one's) daughter-in-law; wife
anyone; anybody; everyone; everybody; whoever
to add (numbers); to add (something); to top up (with something); to take care of (e.g. one's business)
marriage of convenience; marriage for political reasons
ignoring (someone); ostracizing; leaving (someone) out
blowing one's top; losing it; flipping out
natural disaster; calamity
to mesh (of gears, cogs, etc.); to engage with each other; to bite each other; to be on the same wavelength; to mesh
to straighten oneself; to straighten one's clothes and one's posture; to adopt a more serious attitude
to be foolish; to be stupid; to be ridiculous; to be absurd
pasturing (e.g. cattle); letting (an animal) run loose; letting (someone) do as they please; leaving (something) to take its own course; letting (an issue) go unchecked
to stop; to halt; to have (someone) stay; to put up (a guest); to fasten; to pin
that much; as much; to that extent; only that; that alone; no more than that
self-destruction; ruining oneself; natural decay; perishing naturally
master; teacher; stable master
looking like a ...; acting as if a ...