pressure; urgency; tension; imminence; acuteness
unusual; uncommon; extraordinary; out of the ordinary; incomparable; serious
being in abstraction; being dazed; being absentminded; stargazing
end (of a street, hallway, etc.)
to tell X from Y; to distinguish; to know (one thing) from (another)
to kick into the air; to kick up; to kick from below
to make an enemy (of); to antagonize
art; craft; accomplishment; artistic skill; technique; performance
to dig out; to hollow out; to cut into
swaying (repeatedly, in a large, slow motion)
to watch for an unguarded moment
clockwork (motor, etc.); spring action
to jump; to leap; to break up; to close; to hit (e.g. to have a car hit something or someone)
to separate (by distance, time, etc.); to isolate; to interpose; to have between; to alienate; to estrange
to jump (out of the way); to jump back; to jump aside
to hold one's life dear; to be reluctant to die
(brute) force; using all one's might
to one's heart's content; as much as one wants; as hard as one can; resolution; decisiveness; determination
to go through; to pass through; to get through; to cut across
to manufacture; to produce; to raise (crops); to invent; to dream up; to create
to pierce through; to break through
to look on enviously while doing nothing; (lit.) to hold a finger in one's mouth
irritability; feeling of impatience; sense of uneasiness
nodding off (while sitting); dozing
plain; frank; candid; open; direct; straightforward
inside and outside; interior and exterior; inside and outside the country; home and abroad; around; about
hopeless; futile; no use; beyond help; cannot be done
regarding as dangerous; identifying as a threat
to make sound (of an animal); to call; to cry; to make a meld call (e.g. pung, kong)
speech; words; one's lines; remarks
to insist; to assert; to be obstinate in saying
erasure; striking off; crossing out; cancellation; deletion
endless argument; pointless argument; fruitless dispute; futile discussion; (lit.) argument over whose field to water (during a drought)
uncertain; unreliable; inauthentic; insecure
not worth considering; out of the question
handsome man; actor in a love scene
to stub out (e.g. a cigarette); to crush out; to smother (fire); to hush up; to cover up; to stifle