phew; whew; huff; whoo; wohoo
(around the) neck; nape; collar (at the front)
cross (for crucifixion); the Cross (of Christ)
to taper to a point; to become pointed; to become sharp; to look displeased; to look sour; to be on edge
past; after; too (much); over- (e.g. eating)
to sense; to suspect; to get an inkling (of something); to get wind of; to smell (e.g. danger); to become aware of (e.g. a plot)
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
tail (animal); tail end; tip
trembling (with fear, anger, etc.); shivering (with cold); shaking; quivering
to take down in notes (meeting minutes, etc.); to apply (concepts, ideas, etc. to specific processes or methods); to drop into something (e.g. a bag); to entice; to lure
inverted; upside down; reversed; back to front; wrong way round
first; foremost; most important; best; greatest; above all
the die is cast; there is no going back; point of no return; alea iacta est; alea jacta est
destiny; will of Heaven; luck
under one's eyes; below one's eyes
to bend down; to bow down; to prostrate oneself; to hide oneself
to bloom; to flower; to blossom; to open
to cross one's mind; to occur to one
partly burned charcoal; (arch.) servant boy at a brothel or teahouse
to be gouged; to be hollowed; to become hollow
to search for; to look for; to hunt for; to search (a house, pocket, etc.); to search through; to rummage in (e.g. a drawer)
to lean on; to recline on; to rely on; to depend on
to retreat; to back off; to draw back; to step back; to shrink away
(sudden) change; reversal; turn-around; coming from behind (baseball)
to surround; to crowd around
indication; denotation; designation; instructions; directions
invalid; void; ineffective; unavailable
to break; to snap; to be injured; to wear out; to be worn out; to break; to burst
unable to do (as one wishes); able to do only with great effort; almost impossible to do; beyond one's control; not always turning out as one wishes; not going the way one wants it to
now (while the time is ripe); while one still can
astonished; shocked; amazed; astounded; aghast
to paint over; to paint out; to fill in; to cover completely (with paint)
to wake (someone) up (by calling for them); to awaken; to call (to mind); to bring back (memories); to evoke
to clear away; to clear land; to prune; to lop off
to aim at (for, to do, to become); to try for; to have an eye on; to go toward; to head for
whispering; subdued; murmuring; dry and tasteless
long time; long interval; for quite some time
training; drill; practice; discipline
to be soaked in; to be flooded; to be submerged; to be immersed in (joy, memories, alcohol, etc.); to give oneself over to; to bask in
to place (in position); to fix; to install; to seat (someone); to settle (upon something); to fix (e.g. one's gaze)
feather; plume; wing; shuttlecock (in badminton)
by all means; no matter what; at any rate
speed; velocity; pace; velocity