the defensive; passive attitude; passivity; the passive; passive voice; ukemi (the art of falling safely)
to have a chill run down one's spine
to run out; to rush out; to start running; to begin to run; to break into a run
(pieces of metal, etc. hitting each other) noisily; cluttered; disordered; messy
with a feeling of relief; with a sigh of relief; deeply (sigh)
what with A and B; such things as A and B; A and B and so on; denotes uncertainty
sword (esp. Japanese single-edged); katana; scalpel; chisel; burin; knife money (knife-shaped commodity money used in ancient China)
careful; cautious; prudent; discreet; deliberate
to walk about; to walk around; to conduct oneself; to act; to stop by (somewhere; esp. of a criminal on the run); to drop by
simply put; putting it simply; in short
to be at a loss how to continue an offensive; to be frustrated by impregnable defences
impediment; burden; encumbrance; hindrance; drag
(afternoon) nap; sleeping during the day; siesta
painful; being sorry; feeling sorry
theory; reason; logic; (unreasonable) argument; strained logic; excuse
you could say that; that might be so
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that
incomprehensible; nonsensical; puzzling; mysterious; meaningless
solution; solution strategy
to seal (e.g. a letter); to prevent (e.g. movement); to forbid; to block (e.g. speech)
to be caught in a dilemma; to get into a scrape
defeat; loss; reverse; setback
feminine handwriting; woman's hand
no matter what it takes; by any means necessary; at all costs; by hook or by crook
to be turned up; to be turned inside out; to ride up; to be lifted (e.g. by wind)
balloon (toy or decoration); balloon (hot-air or gas)
to be slippery; to be slimy; (arch.) to behave charmingly; (arch.) to walk merrily
spewing; gushing; spouting; eruption; effusion
only; merely; but; no more than
dying; death; dead; useless; damned
autosuggestion; self-suggestion
pressurization; applying pressure (to)
creak; squeak; creaking; discord; strife; friction
to disclose; to divulge; to expose; to open (a grave); to dig out
transmission; propagation; spread; circulation; diffusion; dissemination
to kick; to treat (a person) poorly; to walk all over (someone)
to jump up; to spring up; to move around; to bounce up and down; to pound (of one's heart, e.g. with excitement); to throb
suicide attack; kamikaze attack
signal; signalling; signaling; traffic light; traffic signal