manic depression; mood swing
skipping out; cutting class; truancy; procrastination
conveyor belt; belt conveyor
what kind of; whatever sort of; no matter what; however much
to lose one's footing; to slip
reverse thrust; retrofiring; sudden mental derangement
Sirs; Mesdames; around (the time that, etc.); about
combination; union; binding; bond
to be hideously burned; to be burned raw
demodulation; recovery; getting back to form
suspension bridge; rope bridge
assistant; helper; assistant (to a professor)
generous; soft-hearted; having a good personality
greeting; a fine thing to say
having one's hands full; not having any room to do more; at the limit
transient life; ephemeral existence
near-death; close to death
inferior goods; faulty item
hundred times; hundred degrees
for use by children; for children
(since) the beginning of the universe; (since) the dawn of time
in the end; on top of that
remnants of a defeated army
(lit.) blood flows; to have the blood of ... running in one's veins (artist, warrior, etc.); to be born with particular skills, characteristics, etc.; to have something "in one's blood"
to run (up hill, stairs, etc.)
headfirst slide; head-first sliding
rich in personality; of great individuality; highly individual; expressive of one's personality
so (e.g. so much, so close, so many, so few)
winning in a flash; instant defeat
thrust at the opponent's throat