the bounds of reason; the limits of (common) sense
to pop off; to pop out; to fly off; to shoot off; to burst open
to take a breath; to take a short rest
beast (i.e. any animal other than man); person reborn into the animal realm; brute (i.e. a contemptible human being); damn it; damn
adds force or indicates command
hook; hook bracket (Japanese quotation mark)
nail (e.g. fingernail, toenail); claw; plectrum; pick; hook; clasp
to bend; to turn up; to turn down; to double
first of all; to begin with; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
hello (e.g. on phone); excuse me! (when calling out to someone)
sweetly (smiling); broadly (grinning)
chicken; coward; scaredy-cat; chicken
guy; fellow; chap; bastard; asshole; arsehole
aah!; ooh!; oh no!; oh boy!
to be at wits' end; to be greatly perplexed; to be troubled
to squat; to crouch down (completely, generally with face looking through knees)
to touch; to feel; to get involved (with); to approach; to be harmful to; to hinder
heart; guts; nerve; central part
to stop (moving); to come to a stop; to stop (doing, working, being supplied); to come to a halt; to alight; to perch on
stimulus; impetus; incentive; encouragement; motivation; provocation
a little over; a little more than; powerhouse; one of the biggest; upper (seismic intensity)
past; after; too (much); over- (e.g. eating)
to be seen from the point of view of an onlooker
once in a lifetime (opportunity); (a golden opportunity that may) happen only once in a thousand years
to miss (e.g. a chance); to lose; to set free; to let go; to fail to ...
to be embarrassed; to lose face
manly; masculine; like a man
fragment; broken piece; chip; ounce (of truth, conscience, etc.); trace; shred
person; character; one's character; one's personality; able person; talented person
light; well-lit; bright (of a colour); brightly-coloured; cheerful; bright; encouraging (for the future of a project, etc.)
it is, isn't it?; I know, right?; innit?
mischief; prank; pastime; hobby; playing with (a lighter, etc.); fooling around with
tension; mental strain; nervousness
to come out (e.g. hair); to fall out; to collapse (e.g. building, floor); to be left out; to be omitted
(turned out) all right in the end
to take seriously; to take someone at their word; to believe (to be true)
to thrust (something) into (something); to cram; to plunge into; to charge into; to delve into (a matter); to go into depth; to press (someone) about
very; greatly; immense; enormous; serious; grave
to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that; to be the result (of); to be the outcome; to be the reason (for)
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
to raise; to lift; to hang up; to raise prices (artificially, deliberately)
health; healthy; sound; fit