to shrug (shoulders); to duck (head); to draw back (body)
in the confusion of the moment; taking advantage of the confused state of affairs
round; circular; curved; smooth; harmonious; calm
flinchingly; falteringly; being overwhelmed; staggeringly; totteringly; unsteadily
toilet; lavatory; water closet; restroom; bathroom
frightening; scary; (arch.) extreme; (arch.) exaggerated; (arch.) huge
employee; worker; laborer (labourer); blue-collar worker
falling on one's backside (behind, bottom); pratfall; mochi used to celebrate a child's first birthday; mochi tied to a baby's back if he starts walking before his first birthday in order to cause him to fall on his backside
ingredient; component; composition
foolish; nonsensical; absurd; ridiculous; trifling
hidden; concealed; unknown; passing away; dying; death
safety zone; buffer (e.g. against defeat)
where ... is concerned; when it becomes; if it becomes
boorish; unsophisticated; unrefined; uncouth; tasteless; insensitive
hoping against hope; desperately hoping; as a last hope
to make good use of one's spare moments; to weave one's way (e.g. through a crowd)
beginning; start; civilization; civilisation; enlightenment
compliance; conformance; adaptation; (immediate) response; (rapid) reaction
strong arm; stout arm; ability to carry out a difficult job; capable person
contest of strength; trial of strength
tidal hour; right time; favourable opportunity (favorable)
overflowing; flood; inundation; oversupply; plethora
to expose oneself (e.g. to danger)
personification; impersonation; embodiment
physical weariness; sense of fatigue; washed-out feeling
shrewd; astute; cunning; alert
to disappear; to vanish into thin air
sea of people; (very large) crowd of people
control; bringing under control; settling (a matter); putting in order
twilight; sunset; dusk; evening
to take more time than expected; to take a long time; to be delayed
to steel oneself to; to brace oneself
to blink (one's eyes); to wink; to bat
(medical) doctor; physician
arms; weapons (of war); armor; armour
cooperation; collaboration