that is to say; so that means
laws of nature; physical laws; physics
main constituent; core; nucleus; subject (philosophical); protagonist
please; somehow or other; one way or another
physiological; physical; visceral; instinctive; in one's guts
to accept; to receive (an application); to (be able to) take (food, medicine, etc.); to bear; to be affected by; to take damage from
theory; reason; logic; (unreasonable) argument; strained logic; excuse
towards; against; regarding; in contrast with
wherein; therein; thereinto
to hold one's breath; to catch one's breath
swing; shake; appearance; behaviour; pretence (pretense); show; going to restaurant, hotel etc. without a reservation or introduction
futon; Japanese bedding consisting of a mattress and a duvet; round cushion used for Zen meditation (traditionally made of woven bulrush leaves)
dimly; faintly; absentmindedly; vacantly; idly; aimlessly
to draw in; to take in; to retract; to withdraw; to take back (e.g. words)
to misperceive visually; to misread; to mistake for something or somebody else
to shine; to glitter; to be bright
to cross (e.g. road); to traverse
from right to left; in one ear and out the other; nice and quick; with speed and address; without further ado
swaying; swinging; rocking; shaking; wavering; flickering
irregularity; unsteadiness; disorderly
movement; move; motion; trend; development; change
no sooner than; as soon as; immediately after; at the thought of; when I think about
to pull (the puppet) strings; to direct things from behind the scenes; to stretch out (and keep going); to linger on
to fly; to soar; to jump; to leap; to spatter; to scatter; to hurry
to leave alone; to leave as is; to ignore; to neglect
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
to refuse; to reject; to decline; to prevent (from doing); to deny (e.g. access); to block
to adhere to; to stick to; to keep close to; to go along with; to get involved with; to be thick with
hem; (trouser) cuff; bottom part; bottom edge; foot (of a mountain); tips (of hair)
stairs; stairway; staircase
to descend (e.g. a mountain); to go down; to alight (e.g. from bus); to get off; to step down; to retire; to be granted
to hold one's breath; to bate one's breath
to become locked (e.g. of automatic locking)
suspicious; dubious; doubtful; unsure; untrustworthy; unreliable; strange
to sound shrill (of a voice); to sound high-pitched and excited; to get excited; to become restless; to be thrown too high; to come in high
sliding feet; shuffling (one's feet); moving legs forward with feet never leaving the ground (exercise)
advance; moving forward; progress
tortoise; turtle; heavy drinker; turtle crest; turtle mon
thickheaded; obtuse; slow; sluggish; indulgent (esp. to the opposite sex); doting
support; participation; assistance; complicity; conspiracy
with a start; with a jump
to freeze to; to be frozen to; to freeze in place; to be still
repeatedly opening and closing (one's mouth); gasping; flapping (e.g. shoe sole); gaping open and shut; heartily (eating); devouring