in bad shape; not doing well; not going well; out of condition; in poor form
before I knew it; next thing you know; when I came to; all of a sudden
heap; pile; stack; full measure
to run (up hill, stairs, etc.)
eccentricity; eccentric behaviour
round; circular; curved; smooth; harmonious; calm
mineral matter; metallic property
stone paving; cobble paving; stone steps; check (pattern); pavé (rectangular dessert, usu. made from chocolate or several layers of sponge cake)
fragment; broken piece; splinter; chip; shard
toy; (person or thing treated as a) plaything
diagnosis; medical examination
patient's chart; clinical records; record (e.g. student, equipment maintenance, etc.)
attending physician; doctor-in-charge; attending doctor; one's doctor
optional; voluntary; arbitrary; arbitrary
finish; completion; the end
mining; digging; working (a mine)
(blue-collar) worker; laborer; labourer
to wager; to bet; to risk; to stake; to gamble
shoulder (of a road); berm
sunflower (Helianthus annuus)
to run through (a crowd, gate, etc.); to sweep through (e.g. of news through a city); to run past (someone) from behind; to overtake
direct unforked road; straight path
wood; woods; forest; bunch (of something); cluster; line
ordinary person; average person; man in the street; everyman; (a) nobody
junior high school; middle school; lower secondary school
running parallel (to); running side-by-side; keeping pace (with)
to get slightly dirty (all over)
anxiously; with anxious looks; with anxiety
unmarried woman; Miss; -ess; -ette
cellar; cave; hole in the ground
retrogression; reversal; relapse; doubling back; backtracking
pursuer; pursuing party; posse
to tangle; to get tangled; to have poor control over (one's tongue, feet, etc.); to trip over; to become complicated; to become difficult
to be entwined; to be involved
rolling over; turning over; turning around (the other way); reversal (of direction, course, etc.); producing a positive from a negative; producing a negative from a positive
to match; to be a match for; to rival; to equal; to compare with
to help (someone) to their feet; to help (someone) up
gondola (boat, esp. in Venice); gondola (hot-air balloon, airship, etc.); basket; scaffold (building); display shelf (shop)
freely; right and left; as one pleases
dead end; blind alley; no through road (i.e. on signage); end; end of the road; end point