obstacle; impediment; hindrance; handicap; impairment; disability
to bear; to carry on one's back; to take responsibility for; to accept a duty; to receive (wound); to incur (damage)
whole life; a lifetime; all through life; (the only, the greatest, etc.) of one's life
to joke; to jest; to make fun of; to laugh at; to romp; to gambol
straight; quickly; quietly; gently; to feel refreshed; to feel satisfied
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
to half-rise to one's feet
straight (ahead); direct; upright; straightforward; honest; frank
to bend oneself forward (esp. in curiosity or excitement); to hang out (e.g. over a balcony)
to grow long (e.g. hair, nails); to lengthen; to extend; to reach out; to hold out; to straighten; to smooth out
finally; at last; ultimately; in the end
to grab (someone) by the collar; to size (someone) by the lapels
to elevate; to raise; to lift up; to flatter; to extol; to praise to the sky
thin arm; slender arm; slender means; meager ability to earn a living
end; close; finish; noh dance in plain clothes
hanging in midair; suspended in midair; midair stunt; aerial stunt
last stand; last bastion; last stronghold; last frontier
other people's affairs; somebody else's problem
laughing foolishly; cackling
otherwise; or else; if not
before one's eyes; in front of one; under one's nose; immediate; imminent; around the corner
to put on clothes; to wear clothes; to be the personification of
to boast; to brag; to recite (a song or poem to oneself); to bark; to roar
heat; fever; temperature; zeal; passion
one's eyes; (pair of) eyes
to be lit (e.g. candle, lamp, light bulb); to be lighted; to be burning
please; somehow or other; one way or another
thin; skinny; delicate; fragile; feeble
entreaty; supplication; petition
to raise; to lift; to hang up; to raise prices (artificially, deliberately)
collar; lapel; neckband; nape of the neck; scruff of the neck
to wring the neck; to strangle
gradually (progress into a state); in sequence; in order; in turn
breath; breathing; tone; mood
death by hanging; execution by hanging
(bearing a) close resemblance; vivid reminder (e.g. of the past); dim; faint; vague
testimony; (verbal) evidence
trial; judgement; judgment
if so; in that case; in that situation
reduction of penalty; commutation of a sentence