with a start; with a jump
life; vitality; verve; vigor; vigour; animation
to air; to dry; to drain (off); to drink up; to deprive of a role, job, etc.
son (of others); boy; young master; green young man from a well-to-do family; young man innocent of the ways of the world
explosion; detonation; eruption; eruption (of discontent, etc.); outburst; outpouring
one o'clock; once; at one time; for a time; for a while; a time
wildness (plants, animals, etc.); uncouth; rough; unpolished
ratio; proportion; match; equal; explicit comparison (style of the Shi Jing); Philippines
to surround; to encircle; to enclose
panties thief; knickers bandit
within expectations; as expected; within the scope of hypothesis or assumption
footprints; record of page visitors (e.g. in social networking sites)
to pierce through; to break through
having no idea; having no clue
cloudiness; cloudy weather; fog (on a mirror, glasses, etc.); cloud (e.g. in marble); gloom; dejection
to get back; to regain; to recover; to make up (for); to catch up on
distinction (e.g. between right and wrong, public and private, etc.)
palpitation (of the heart); pounding; throbbing; thumping
dramatic (improvement); remarkable (difference); marked; (far) better; exceptional
sense of orientation; sense of direction
since some time ago; for some time; for quite a while
omen; portent; sign; premonition; harbinger; precursor
burst (e.g. dam, embankment, levee); breach; collapse; washout; rupture
to fasten (something or someone) to; to tie (to); to fix; to bind
to put an end to something; to get something over with; to quit something one has been engaged in too long or to an excessive degree
to dig; to excavate; to delve into; to dig up (e.g. vegetables); (for two men) to have anal sex
to fall incessantly (rain, snow, etc.); to downpour
by sheer strength; by brute force
to dig up; to turn up; to tear up; to rake up (e.g. old scandal); to dig over
(brute) force; using all one's might
trial; judgement; judgment
to fall onto; to happen; to befall
surrender; submission; capitulation; being defeated (e.g. by a problem); giving up; giving in
cannot (due to external circumstances); cannot afford to; must not; impossible to; no way one can (do)
minuscule amount; extremely small quantity
it was, wasn't it?; must have been; I think (it was); how might it have been?
the defensive; passive attitude; passivity; the passive; passive voice; ukemi (the art of falling safely)
having wounds all over one's body; being wounded all over; receiving a drubbing; being subjected to a barrage of criticism
to become dim; to become blurred
cutting to pieces; tearing to pieces