oxygen deficiency; oxygen shortage; lack of oxygen
pounding (of one's heart); throbbing; thumping; heartily (eating); devouring; munching
one's own problem; one's own issues
strap (for carrying something); strap (on a dress, bra, etc.)
brake; (a) stop (to a development, behavior, etc.); (the) brakes
station wagon; estate car; minivan; people carrier
spreading one's legs wide apart; straddle; long stride; big steps; thigh-scooping body drop
to extract; to pull out; to draw out; to headhunt; to lure away; to poach
to quicken; to speed up; to gather speed
to jump over; to leap over; to fly over; to fly across; to jump ahead (of someone); to skip over
to go downhill; to go down a slope
to shrug (shoulders); to duck (head); to draw back (body)
to go round and cut in; to take a roundabout path
right side; right-hand side
left side; left-hand side
to push up; to thrust up; to put pressure on (one's superiors); to pressure; to well up (of an emotion); to surge up
to be turned up; to be lifted up (e.g. by the wind)
to jar; to creak; to grate
to become misty; to become hazy; to get blurry; to grow dim; to be overshadowed; to be upstaged
inside a car (train, bus, etc.)
collision; crash; impact; clash; skirmish; conflict
wagon; tea wagon; teacart; station wagon; estate car
to incline toward; to slant; to lurch; to go down (sun); to wane; to sink
gust (of wind); blast; influence; impact; instigation; agitation
to eat; to drink; to receive (e.g. a blow); to be on the receiving end (of something undesirable); to undergo (trouble)
to falter; to flinch (from); to recoil (from); to quail (at); to be intimidated; to feel daunted
(truck) load-carrying tray; (bicycle) luggage carrier; roof rack
practice; experience; habituation; being used to; being comfortable with; being experienced in
at a disadvantage; in an unfavourable position; having poor prospects; standing little chance
slowly (but steadily); gradually; irritatedly; impatiently; scorchingly (of the sun); sizzling (i.e. sound of frying in oil); sound of a warning bell, alarm clock, etc.
to haul in (e.g. rope, net, etc.); to pull in; to attract (e.g. stares)
to turn away; to bear off; to veer away; to deviate (e.g. of a conversation); to digress; to go astray
the "na" column of the Japanese syllabary table (na, ni, nu, ne, no)
to jostle; to shove and push; to struggle with one another
back street; back alley; off-street
to draw an arc (e.g. with a compass); to describe an arc (e.g. through the air); to form an arc
thunderous roar; roaring sound
flash (of light); glint; schiller