to brace one's legs; to stand firm; to plant one's feet (firmly on the ground); to hold out; to persist; to make an effort
to jump in; to leap in; to plunge into; to burst in; to barge in
clearly; plainly; distinctly; to be clear; to be definite; to be certain
oneself; oneself; for oneself; personally
subsidence; sinking; fall (of a city, fortress, etc.); surrender; fall (in position, rank, etc.); demotion
to make sure of; to ascertain; to see with one's own eyes; to watch to the end; to watch to make sure (that)
exposed; scanty; bare; public; open
to stick (to); to cling (to); to adhere (to); to stay (in a place); to stick close (to someone); to follow (someone) around
unbearable to look at; too miserable (or awful) to watch; cannot bear to see
to rank (as); to occupy (a position); to be located (in); to be situated
spirit; heart; disposition
really; very; extremely; (not) anything; (not) at all; (not) a bit
kind deed; (a) kindness; helping others; helping someone
at this point; at this last moment; this late in the game
seeming like an excuse; seeming like a justification; defensive; in an apologetic tone
attitude to life; form of existence; way of life
one line; (a) single line; boundary; line (between things); forefront; front line
to jump over; to leap over; to fly over; to fly across; to jump ahead (of someone); to skip over
knack; skill; bone; skeleton; cremated remains (esp. the bones); ashes
getting closer; drawing nearer; being not much different; being near (age, skill, etc.); becoming close (i.e. friendly); becoming intimate
to be far apart (from); to be a long way off (from); to be remote; to be very different (from); to be quite unlike; to be far from (e.g. the truth)
to look (stare) back at (someone); to look at again; to re-examine; to prove oneself superior (to someone who had previously been condescending); to put a person to shame; to look back (behind oneself)
near; close (to); nearby; (drawing) near; approaching; almost here
awkward (movements, speech, etc.); jerky; stiff; strained (relations); sour
to tickle; to tickle (one's curiosity, vanity, etc.); to arouse; to make (someone) laugh; to amuse
sweet-tasting; sweet; fragrant (smelling); sweet (music); lightly salted; light in salt; indulgent
to smell; to smell of; to have a smell
10,000; ten thousand; myriad; everything; all; (arch.) various
dim; hazy; vague; indistinct; faint; fuzzy
to begin (doing); to start (doing)
departure; departing from ...; sent from ...; (a letter, etc.) dated ...; counter for engines (on an aircraft); counter for gunshots, bursts of gas, etc.
a push; another effort; one more effort
what the hell; oh, great!; son of a gun; holy mackerel; oh no!; holy cow!
to wear away; to rub down; to abrade
bold move (in sumo, judo, etc.); daring move; powerful technique
to separate; to part; to divide; to keep apart
to be wet (with tears); to be moist; to get dim; to become blurred; to become tear-choked