nonsensical; unreasonable; awfully; extremely; disorder; confusion
to hit hard; to strike hard
suffix for train car numbers
to bend sharply; to twist; to contort; to curl
desperately; recklessly; (rushing) headlong
fear; dread; dismay; terror; horror; scare
to break (into pieces); to be broken; to collapse; to crumble; to become less formal; to throw off reserve
to (finally) arrive at; to reach (at last); to (manage to) get to; to find one's way to
to be broken; to break; to break (down); to stop working; to fall through (of a plan, deal, etc.); to collapse
single door (as opposed to a double door)
thunderous roar; roaring sound
to continue to do; to persist in doing
thin; skinny; delicate; fragile; feeble
fall; falling down; inversion; reversal; getting upset; losing one's presence of mind
to do something in readiness for; to get something (needful) done
to pluck off (esp. by twisting); to pick; to break off; to wrest (away from); to wrench free; to snatch (away)
to screw in; to thrust into; to push into; to protest (and seek rectification); to complain
to wrench open; to break open; to pry open; to prise open; to force open
(using) one's whole body; (putting in) all one's efforts; (exerting) all one's energies
pitiful; pathetic; painful (to look at)
irritating; impatient; annoying; frustrating; vexing
to spread (out); to extend; to stretch; to reach to; to get around; to fill (e.g. a space)
to insert; to put in; to come in (of light); to shine in; to have a griping pain (in the stomach, chest, etc.)
dumbfounded; overcome with surprise; in blank amazement; in a daze
to stagger; to stumble; to waver; to be in two minds; to have an affair (with); to fall (for someone)
very loose; slowly; leisurely
to poke one's nose into another's affairs; to have a hand in; to take a (deep) interest in; to poke one's head (into a room)
shell; husk; hull; pod; chaff
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 shake; to jolt; to shake (e.g. the political world); to disturb; to put off a batter (by varying one's type of pitch)
now that you mention it; come to think of it; that reminds me; on that subject; speaking of which
to arrive at (e.g. a decision); to reach (a stage); to lead to (a place); to get to; in the extreme case of; (arch.) to come
to ride on a person's shoulders; to be carried on a person's back; to rely on; to depend on
to push; to thrust; to press (down); to push (e.g. a button); to stamp (e.g. one's name); to affix (a seal); to affix (e.g. gold leaf)
to be caught; to be arrested; to hold on to; to grasp; to find (e.g. proof); to get (e.g. a taxi)
to be filled to bursting; to burst
everywhere; all over; throughout
to break off; to come to an end; to be interrupted; to be cut short; to pause
early; right away; at once; early time; early stage (in one's life, etc.)
to open (e.g. one's robe); to bare (e.g. one's chest); to open up (of clothing); to be exposed; (arch.) to open wide (one's legs, eyes, mouth, etc.); (arch.) to stretch
underwear; underclothes; lingerie; chemise; singlet
nakedness; nudity; bareness; nakedness; being penniless; concealing nothing
to incline toward; to slant; to go down (sun, moon); to sink; to decline; to wane
salt and pepper hair; dark hair streaked with gray
grandfather; male senior-citizen