madly in love; head over heels; fanatically doting; collapsed; out of spirits
hooded sweatshirt; hoodie; hoody; hooded jacket; parka; anorak
ladies' bicycle (of a kind often used by housewives, usu. with a basket in front); granny bike
largish; biggish; a little bit larger
to think hard; to brood over; to worry too much (about); to torment oneself (with the thought of)
to leave; to depart; to take one's leave
considerably; not a little; in no small numbers
falling over; toppling sideways
yikes!; eek!; ook; eek; customer
to throw down; to throw out; to abandon; to resign; to give freely; to give generously
to approach; to draw near
to skin (one's knee); to graze; to scratch
hands behind one's back; hands tied behind one's back; behind (e.g. someone); rear; appearance from behind
to raise one's hand; to surrender; to raise one's hand to someone (as a threat to strike); to become better (at something); to improve; to throw one's hat in the ring
unshapely; ill-formed; misshapen; awkward; clumsy
short and stout; small but wide around
shallow thinking; superficial view; insufficient consideration
poor; meagre; meager; feeble; scanty; shabby
fellow women; between women; among women; woman-to-woman
deep blue; bright blue; ghastly pale; pallid; white as a sheet
please!; I'm asking you; for heaven's sake
entreaty; supplication; petition
to have a cramp; to twitch; to stiffen (of a face, expression); to freeze; to shrink (of skin, due to a scar); to tauten
to crouch; to squat; to cower
contrary to expectations; or so we thought, but ...
broken into small fragments; smashed to atoms; fragments and splinters; smithereens
still; yet; more; still more; as ...; like ...
with a bump; with a clunk
to become unrestrained and go to excess; to lose all restraint; to lose one's tension and become relaxed; to let go; to become disorderly; to be scattered
suddenly and in a loud voice (e.g. sobbing)
to kick flying (often a person in sport, martial arts, etc.)
extent; scope; sphere; range; span
to project; to stick out; to stand out
by any standard; (not) even as flattery
form; tense; adjective; i-adjective (in Japanese)
(doing something) in tears