unable to move; dead in the water; completely helpless
impact; shock; impulse; (psychological) shock
before one knows; before one becomes aware of; unnoticed; unawares
to go round and cut in; to take a roundabout path
handle; grip; stalk (of a mushroom, leaf, etc.)
to strike; to hit; to beat; to punch
to stumble a step or two forward (when trying to stop); to pass one's destination and stumble a step or two forward; to totter
movement (of one's body); moving about; stirring; acting freely; doing as one pleases
to hit hard; to strike hard
cowardly; craven; unfair; mean; sneaky
degree; extent; (health) condition; state of health; adjustment; moderation; addition and subtraction
gender equality; equal rights for both sexes; equality of the sexes
to become completely chilled
clapping hands; applause; clapping one's hands in prayer (at a shrine)
to slide; to glide; to slip; to skid; to be slippery; to fail (an examination); to lose (a position)
centimeter; centimetre; centi-; 10^-2; sentimental
exactly; just; right (when); just (as); just (about to); on the point of
very much; very many; more and more
to receive; to take; to get someone to do something; to have in one's pocket (a fight, match); to contract (a disease); to catch
consumption; expenditure; spending
worm-eaten; moth-eaten; holes eaten in clothing, leaves, etc. by caterpillars, moths, etc.; leaf warbler (any bird of genus Phylloscopus); chiffchaff
secondhand book; ancient book; antiquarian books
riddled with holes; full of holes; full of flaws; full of loopholes; faulty
sometime; someday; one day; some time or other; the other day; in due course
sense of emptiness; empty feeling; feeling of meaninglessness
real experience; actual observations
whole life; a lifetime; all through life; (the only, the greatest, etc.) of one's life
self-sacrifice; self-renunciation
to shun; to balk at (doing); to grudge (doing); to take (good) care of (esp. one's health)
to choke up; to be speechless; to hold one's tongue
friend; ally; supporter; taking sides (with); supporting; standing by
to throw oneself (e.g. off a cliff, etc.)
daily; everyday; days (e.g. of one's youth); every day; day after day
to divert (e.g. one's mind); to distract; to relieve (boredom, sorrow, etc.); to conceal (e.g. one's grief with a smile); to hide; to shift (the conversation)
to bury (e.g. in the ground); to fill up (e.g. audience fills a hall); to cause to be packed; to plug (a gap); to stop (a gap); to make up for (a loss, shortage, etc.); to make amends
anywhere; for all time; through thick and thin; come hell or high water; persistently; stubbornly
to push someone (towards); to encourage someone
under one's eyes; below one's eyes
lightly; easily; carelessly
to; for; from the standpoint of; as far as ... is concerned