safety zone; buffer (e.g. against defeat)
to touch; to feel; to touch (with); to experience; to come in contact with; to touch on (a subject); to allude to
(turning) round and round; in circles; wrapping around; winding around
branch; bough; limb; twig; sprig; spray
to run about; to rush about
sharp pain; acute pain; intense pain
to collapse; to crumble; to get out of shape; to lose one's shape; to break down; to be thrown into disarray; to crash (stock market)
to lie on top of each other; to overlap; to pile up
grace (of God); benevolence (of Buddha); assistance; help; effects; influence
pursuit (of a fleeing enemy); chase
according to plan; as planned; on target
to fold one's arms; to stand and watch (without interfering); to stand idly by; to lie in wait; to be ready and waiting
forever; for good; eternally; as long as one likes; indefinitely; no matter what
disastrous; tragic; miserable; wretched; pitiful; woeful
slowly (but steadily); gradually; irritatedly; impatiently; scorchingly (of the sun); sizzling (i.e. sound of frying in oil); sound of a warning bell, alarm clock, etc.
to defend against; to protect against; to prevent; to avert; to avoid
to arrive at (after a struggle); to finally reach; to find one's way to; to finally hit on (e.g. an idea)
to be sticky; to be adhesive; to persevere; to persist; to stick to
to burst (open); to break; to split
to hear; to hear by chance; to hear by accident; to catch (the sound)
stamina; endurance; physical strength; strength of an organization (e.g. profitability, productivity, economic clout, stability, growth potential)
highly virtuous monk; monk; Buddhist solitary; Buddhist missionary; saint (i.e. a virtuous person); (arch.) emperor; master
to model on; to make in the shape of; to represent; to symbolise
to take a step backward; to step back (i.e. to re-think something); to distance oneself (from); to behave humbly; to budge (a little); to make one concession
(using) one's whole body; (putting in) all one's efforts; (exerting) all one's energies
to create; to bring forth; to invent; to think up and bring into being; to give birth to; to bear
one way or another; in many ways; in various ways
to grow senile; to be childish with age; to be mentally slow; to be befuddled; to play stupid; to say something stupid (oft. on purpose; esp. as part of a comedic routine)
to pretend not to see; to turn one's back on
defenseless; defenceless; unprotected; vulnerable
to stand in the way (esp. with legs spread out); to block the way; to stand in the way (e.g. of progress); to obstruct
to hug someone close; to hold someone tight; to embrace closely
unreliable; undependable; helpless; forlorn; worried; uneasy
escape; break-out; prolapse; proptosis
to leave nothing undone; to give good service; to attend to everything; to be on someone's tracks (e.g. police); to catch up with; to close in on
embrace; hug; holding in one's arms