right in the midst of; right at the height of
spare time; free time; time (e.g. time it takes to do something); time off; day off; quitting (one's job); firing someone
day after day; day by day
to badger; to pester; to beg
root (of a plant); stump (of a tree); root (of a problem, etc.); base
to rot; to go bad; to corrode; to weather; to become useless; to blunt; to become depraved
heavy blow; thump; wallop; belt; whack
side (of the torso); flank; illegitimate child; child born by someone other than one's wife
to wake; to wake up; to become sober; to sober up; to come to one's senses; to be disillusioned
to knock (a person) off his feet; to hit (something) hard; to send (someone) flying
tenacity; persistence; obsession; implacability
sprout; shoot; bud; germinal disk (in an egg)
slow; sluggish; dull; lax; sloppy; lenient
to begin to appear; to begin to come in
comfort; ease; easy; simple; (economically) comfortable; raku pottery
rather; sooner; preferably
easy; simple; easygoing; lighthearted; simplistic
Herculean task; next-to-impossible undertaking
top of the head; crown of the head
to shake; to jolt; to shake (e.g. the political world); to disturb; to put off a batter (by varying one's type of pitch)
at one's feet; underfoot; gait; pace; most recent; current
to feel giddy; to totter; to be unfixed (emotions, beliefs, etc.); to waver; to wander aimlessly; to loiter
resignation; acceptance; consolation
to push out; to project; to stick out; to hand over (e.g. to the police)
dramatic (improvement); remarkable (difference); marked; (far) better; exceptional
technique; art; skill; move
piece; slice; cloth; sharpness; agility; counter for scraps, pieces, etc.
just before; on the verge of; on the brink of; just in front of; just ahead of
to knock down; to knock off
before I knew it; next thing you know; when I came to
to jump (out of the way); to jump back; to jump aside
shoe; shoes; boots; footwear; footgear
response (felt in the hands); resistance; reaction; response; effect
internal organs; intestines; viscera