to be the ruin of (a person)
phew; whew; huff; whoo; wohoo
to defend against; to protect against; to prevent; to avert; to avoid
to cramp up; to tighten; to be insistent; to persist (in one's opinion); to act tough; to bluff; to prop up (e.g. with a post)
ass; arse; rear; end; acupuncture point; hole
to haul down; to drag down; to pull down; to tow off; to force out; to dethrone
to throw; to fling; to heave; to toss
wonder; admiration; being struck with admiration
to turn aside adroitly; to dodge
(with a) thump; (hanging) straight down
to tumble down; to roll down
under the staircase; understairs
root; joint; base; crotch
thicket; coppice; brushwood
to have a bad time; to go through a bitter experience; to get into trouble; to get hurt; to suffer
sky; heaven; God; svarga (heaven-like realm visited as a stage of death and rebirth); deva (divine being of Buddhism); top (of a book); sole (of a Japanese sandal)
to stick; to paste; to stretch; to spread; to form (e.g. ice on a pond); to fill; to swell
news; word; tidings; omen
order; turn; sorting; obedient; docile; submissive
particle used to indicate the speaker's hope, desire, wish, etc. (e.g. "it would be nice if ...", "I wish there were ...", etc.); emphatic particle; particle adding uncertainty
self-destruction; ruining oneself; natural decay; perishing naturally
to place persons opposite; to come face to face with; to compare (with); to check (against); to match
on a stage; on a platform; on an altar
what; how; what (a) ...!; how ...!; surprisingly; to my amazement
very popular; highly favoured
hurriedly; in a hurry; in haste; (arch.) sudden
you could say; you might say; verging on the
to do whatever it takes; to use every trick in the book; to use any means; to stop at nothing
to board; to embark on; to get into (a car); to march into; to enter
taking part on the spur of the moment; participating without registering beforehand; last-minute entrant; specking on flower petals
but I suppose; it seems; probably; I guess
to find out; to discover; to locate
detestable; abhorrent; loathsome
to go through a bitter experience; to get into trouble; to get hurt; to feel pain
(committee) chairman; president
election; selection; choice
wild enthusiasm; being crazy about
to be affected; to be theatrical; to be pompous