gear; speed (e.g. 4-speed transmission)
to slip down; to slide down; to glide down
to be effective; to take effect; to work; to function well; to be possible (to do, use, etc.); to be able to
highly ridiculous; quite absurd
condensation (of ideas, emotions, etc.); condensation (of a vapour or gas)
lump; mass; group; crowd; embodiment (of an idea, quality, feeling etc.); personification
to hold up over one's head; to hold aloft; to hold over something; to hold (one's hands) out (e.g. towards a fire); to hold up to shade one's eyes, face, etc.
to hide; to keep to oneself
supercompensation; overcompensation
dramatic turn-around; major reversal; great comeback; game changer
(with a) click (e.g. camera shutter); (with a) snap
concrete; definite; specific; material; substantial
no chance of; no way that; certainly not; will never happen
to be helpful; to be dependable; to stand by (someone)
boldface; bold-type; thick characters
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
load on one's chest; obstacle; hindrance; impediment
to be helpful; to be useful
assorted vegetables for sukiyaki (esp. green onion)
to swing; to sway; to shake; to waver; to feel shaken; to become unstable
to project; to protrude; to pop out (e.g. eyes); to jump out; to rush out
to shine; to be visible; to be tinged with; to rise (of water levels); to flow in; to be felt (i.e. as an emotion); to come over one
impediment; burden; encumbrance; hindrance; drag
to run off (fluid); to run down; to flow down
to blow off (strongly); to blow away; to drive away (e.g. one's worries); to dispel; to do at great speed (e.g. drive a car); to carry out (a task) very quickly
sharp pain; acute pain; intense pain
thick (of a liquid); muddy; gooey
powerlessness; helplessness; incompetent
to become misty; to become hazy; to get blurry; to grow dim; to be overshadowed; to be upstaged
to punish; to penalize; to penalise
chin; jaw; gills; branchia
to differ; to vary; to disagree
colour; color; hue; tints
departure; departing (from ...); sending; sent (by ...); engine; counter for gunshots, bursts of gas, etc.
finishing blow; coup de grâce
breath; breathing; bless; bracelet
what kind of; whatever sort of; no matter what; however much
holding out for a short while; putting up resistance for a while; briefly holding one's own
defilement; impurity; object (perceived with the mind or the senses); one billionth
extent; scope; sphere; range; span
fragment; broken piece; chip; ounce (of truth, conscience, etc.); trace; shred