coming flying in (migratory birds, airborne sand, pollen, etc.); coming by airplane
to lose one's cool; to blow one's top; to flip one's lid; to get angry
butcher-bird prey impaled on twigs, thorns, etc. for later consumption
unsteadily (walking); waddling; staggeringly; totteringly
as you see; as you can see
hard (due to freezing, drying, etc.); wound up; tense
to surprise; to frighten; to create a stir
living room (Japanese-style)
laughingstock; butt of ridicule
falling far short (of); being far behind; being far inferior (to); being no match (for)
destruction; disruption; (application) crash
the last moment; the very end
at hand; on hand; way of moving one's arms; skill; money at hand; pocket money
to love; to cherish; to show favouritism to; to be partial to; to fondle; to caress
(idle) curiosity; fancifulness; whimsy; (having) strange tastes
living thing; living creature; animal; life
to use (as a tool) for one's own advantage; to use as a pretext; to use as an excuse
with a roar (of flames); with a whoosh; suddenly blushing; in a daze; absent-mindedly; dimly
dear me!; good gracious!; well; let me see; now
frantic; frenetic; inevitable death; brinkmate (inevitable checkmate)
to haul in (hand over hand); to pull in; to draw in; to trace (history, threads of a story, etc.); to retrace (e.g. memories); to go over
materials; ingredients; material (for a novel, experiment, etc.); subject matter; grounds (for a decision, judgement, etc.); basis
having a headache; racking one's brains; troubling over something
what's what; heads or tails
with my own (two) eyes; with these very eyes
confidence; trust; faith; credit (finance)
to misperceive visually; to misread; to mistake for something or somebody else
safety; security; safely; without incident; good health; inaction
hem; (trouser) cuff; bottom part; bottom edge; foot (of a mountain); tips (of hair)
to be in the news; to be talked about; to become a popular topic of conversation; to become the talk of the town; to become topical
eyewitness report; eyewitness information
to be inferior to; to be less good at; to fall behind
lack of information; data deficiency
sometimes; at intervals; occasionally; on occasion; from time to time