to make sure; to check; to ascertain; to confirm; to verify
to throw; to fling; to hurl; to neglect; to abandon; to leave alone
to throw away; to cast away; to abandon; to desert; to give up; to resign
to step into (e.g. someone else's territory); to break into; to raid; to come to grips with; to get to the core of
to mow down; to cut down; to slash (horizontally); to make a clean sweep; to sweep away; to brush away
boorish; inelegant; unpolished; unromantic; tactless
popularity; favour; defense; defence; agreement; receiver of technique (e.g. in martial arts)
rivalry (between two equally strong sides); struggle for supremacy; competing (with); vying (with); contending (with); being an equal match (for)
painful; heartrending; trying; oppressive; suffocating; miserable
with a plop; with a plonk; with a plunk; with a flop
valley floor; bottom of a gorge; bottom of a ravine
to fall off; to tumble down
spine; backbone; spinal column
immediately; right away; at once; easily; readily
to die; to lay down life's burden
calls and sounds made by insects
sudden; abrupt; urgent; pressing; steep; sharp; rapid
body; torso; trunk; build; physique; health
to shake; to jolt; to rock; to swing
to twist; to screw; to wrench; to sprain
to cry and shout; to scream
the person in question; prominent figure; distinguished person; that person
to dismantle; to demount; to take something away; to detach
to help; to assist; to aid; to contribute to; to be a factor in
willpower; energy; vitality
comfort; ease; easy; simple; (economically) comfortable; raku pottery
remarkable ability; mastery; brilliant technique; go-getter; resourceful person; wizard
hereabouts; around there; that area
receiving; getting; eating; drinking; please (give me; do for me)
absurd; unreasonable; rash; reckless; excessive; immoderate
shaking; trembling; pitching; disturbance; unrest; agitation
to be worried; to be troubled
to one's heart's content; as much as one wants; as hard as one can; resolution; decisiveness; determination
slowly (but steadily); gradually; bit-by-bit; slowly soaking in; slowly permeating; oozing out
to call out to; to hail; to address; to appeal (e.g. to the public); to urge; to exhort
scenery; scene; landscape
soon; shortly; before long; nearly; almost