bomb blast; blast (from an explosion); shock wave
self-deprecation; self-derision; self-mockery; laughing at oneself
temporal region; regio temporalis (capitis)
to cave in; to become depressed; to sink
to ask a question; to begin to ask a question
to be unsteady; to reel; to shake; to waver; to be unsettled (feelings, thoughts, etc.)
to wither (of flowers, dreams, etc.); to wilt; to droop; to shrivel; to fade (away); to sag
to squeeze out; to wring out
to joke; to jest; to make fun of; to laugh at; to romp; to gambol
another place; somewhere else; outside (one's family or group); someone else; not caring for; being indifferent to
guest; visitor; customer; client; shopper
thick (of a liquid); muddy; gooey
stimulus; impetus; incentive; encouragement; motivation; provocation
to cough violently; to have a coughing fit
to climb over; to get over; to surmount; to overcome; to surpass; to overtake
(insectile, especially moth) scales
to scatter; to sprinkle; to distribute (handbills, etc.); to spread (rumours, etc.); to give the slip; to throw off
interval; break; pause; spare moment
tenacious; tough; enduring; dogged; headstrong; stubborn
valley floor; bottom of a gorge; bottom of a ravine
tenacity; persistence; obsession; implacability
actor; actress; man of wits; clever person; cunning fellow
to climb; to clamber (over, up); to scramble (up); to scale; to claw one's way up
New Year's Eve; end of the year
iron wall; impregnable fortress; impregnable; invulnerable; unassailable
dated; date; fixed; external
to encourage; to cheer; to raise (the voice)
contract; compact; agreement
judgement; judgment; refereeing; umpiring; referee; umpire
left breast; left side of the chest
with a start; with a jump
to fire from a job; to dismiss; to discharge; to behead
putting one's life on the line; staking one's life (on); risking one's life; life and death situation
one portion; one serving; adult; grown-up; fully fledged; established
tear gland; lacrimal gland
(garden) balsam; Impatiens balsamina
bell cricket (Meloimorpha japonicus); (arch.) pine cricket (Xenogryllus marmoratus)
to be crushed; to be smashed; to become useless; to cease functioning; to go bankrupt; to go out of business