blur; blurred; indistinct
to catch; to capture; to catch hold of (someone); to stop (e.g. a stranger in the street); towards (someone); at (someone)
unintelligible language; incoherent language; talking nonsense; "all Greek to me"; double Dutch; (something) incomprehensible
(very) patient; persevering
to cut into (a line, conversation, etc.); to force oneself into (e.g. a crowd); to wedge oneself into; to fall below (of stock prices, sales, etc.); to drop below
to associate with; to keep company with; to go out with; to go along with; to follow someone's lead; to accompany someone
to shake; to jolt; to rock (cradle); to blackmail; to extort; to shake down
reasons; circumstances; significance; hindrance; obstruction; interference
busy; having no (free) time
to spring; to jump up; to fly up; to skip
to carry in one's hand; to carry with one; to have on one's person; to take along (someone); to take (someone) with one; to be accompanied by
shut-in; stay-at-home; hikikomori; social withdrawal; shunning other people
to pant; to gasp; to be short of breath; to be excited
suddenly; unexpectedly; by chance; accidentally; lightly; nimbly
moderate; proper; just right
outbreak of war; starting a war
raising the curtain; opening (of an event); start of a season
glaring; flaming; fiery; blazing
memories; recollections; reminiscence
concrete; definite; specific; material; substantial
small; little; tiny; insignificant; humble; modest
to misperceive visually; to misread; to mistake for something or somebody else
to stake; to risk; to bet; to wager
thin; skinny; delicate; fragile; feeble
to live up to expectations; to meet expectations
to apologize; to apologise
together; jointly; at the same time; with; both
borderline between life and death; verge of death; deadline (boundary around a prison which prisoners were not allowed to cross)
yoke; constraints; oppression
wow!; oh!; yeah!; alright!; waah!; boohoo!
bomb blast; blast (from an explosion); shock wave
whistling through one's fingers; whistle made by sticking one's fingers in one's mouth and blowing
to blow (of the wind); to blow (one's breath); to breathe out; to play (a wind instrument); to blow (a whistle, trumpet, etc.); to emit (smoke, fire, etc.); to spout
to hang (something) on (something); to throw on (clothes); to hook; to catch; to cheat; to evade payment; to drink (alcohol)
acceleration; speeding up
to be complete; to be all present; to be equal; to be uniform; to gather; to assemble
confined place; closing (an institution, office, clinic, etc.)
suicidal act; self-destroying action; suicidal action