to panic; to freak out; to fly into a tizzy
bodily sensation; sense; experience
irritability; feeling of impatience; sense of uneasiness
immediate; prompt; quick; rapid; urgent; pressing
to attack a routed enemy; to sink the boot into; to pour salt on a wound
to spur (on); to expedite; to encourage
alarm bell; fire bell; warning; wake-up call
without; but if; otherwise; or else
to run down (stairs, etc.)
more; much more; step; rung; paragraph; passage
to miss one's footing; to be off the right track; to be on the wrong path
to (dramatically) fall over; to fall flat
the defensive; passive attitude; passivity; the passive; passive voice; ukemi (the art of falling safely)
tough; stubborn; determined; severely; heavily; hard
front part; frontage; facade; initial pledge (e.g. election); opening slogan
to hit; to strike; to strike (noon, etc.); to sound (cymbals, etc.); to beat (rhythmically, e.g. pulse, waves, etc.); to move; to impress
spirit; soul; drive; vigor; vigour
acknowledgement; acknowledgment; understanding (e.g. "please be understanding of the mess during our renovation"); noting; acceptance
to get (someone's) help; to ask for help
to arrive (at one's destination); to reach; to come to a head; to reach a conclusion; to culminate (in)
to hold the steering wheel; to drive (a car)
lingering attachment; lingering affection; regret; reluctance; ruefulness
whole area; whole region; stretch (of land); tract; belt
to render futile; to bring to naught; to waste; to not make good use of
to think hard; to brood over; to worry too much (about); to torment oneself (with the thought of)
to start for home; to head for home; to make for home
front-facing; forward-looking; positive; constructive
pathetic; sad; sorrowful; grievous
to be at wits' end; to be greatly perplexed; to be troubled
racing (an engine); idling (an engine); going in circles (esp. argument, discussion, etc.); spinning one's wheels
to tighten; to press hard
assimilation; absorption; adaptation; assimilation; anabolism; assimilation (phonology)
cannot be undone; can't be recovered from
straying; wandering off course
hole; opening; pit; hollow; burrow; den; deficit
towering; astonishingly high