height; acme; extremity; end; limit
fortunately; luckily; thankfully
back; rear; background; behind the scenes
rucksack; knapsack; backpack
upper half of the body; upper body
to cover; to hide; to conceal; to wrap; to disguise
average; mean; balance; equilibrium
to exceed (esp. figures: profits, unemployment rate, etc.); to surpass; to be more than; to be better than
leg strength; walking ability; running ability
what the hell; oh, great!; son of a gun; holy mackerel; oh no!; holy cow!
protagonist; main character; hero(ine) (of a story); head of household
terrific; staggering; tremendous; frightful; ghastly; horrific
liking something; being partial to something; -phile
paying for one's mistakes; getting one's just deserts; suffering the consequences (of one's own actions); reap what you sow
to correct; to rectify; to reform; to straighten (one's posture, collar, etc.); to adjust
cold-hearted; callous; unfeeling; insentient (objects); insensate; inanimate
to curse; to put a curse on; to detest intensely
fast; quick; early (in the day, etc.); premature; (too) soon; not yet
(at) high speed; as fast as one can; with lightning speed
visual confirmation; sighting
different person; another person; someone else; changed man
to get back; to regain; to recover; to make up (for); to catch up on
trying to think of a way (to); devising means (to); working out (how to do); contriving (to raise money); managing
to stand up; to put up; to thrust into; to bury into; to make (a noise); to start (a rumour); to make
pace; rate; pitch (i.e. angle, space, field, sound, etc.); pitch (from distilling petroleum, tar, etc.); pitch (football, rugby); playing field
to delay; to postpone; to put off; to slow down; to hold up; to retard
stoppage; coming to a stop; ceasing (movement, activity, etc.); suspension (of operations); suspension (of payment, licence, etc.); (temporary) prohibition
to loosen; to slacken; to relax (attention, efforts, etc.); to let down (one's guard); to relax (a rule); to ease (e.g. restrictions)
dog (Canis (lupus) familiaris); squealer; rat; loser; asshole; counterfeit
to thrust away; to send flying
certain; some kind of; some sort of; of sorts
self-sacrifice; self-renunciation
personification; impersonation; embodiment
devoted; self-sacrificing
moving; touching; stirring
information; experience; observation; seeing and hearing
dogs and cats; pets; something trivial; worthless thing
composition; construction; formation; makeup; structure; organization
thrust; stab; tsuki; thrust to the throat (in kendo); tsuki; thrust to the chest