sink or swim; all or nothing; hit or miss; make or break
bet; wager; stake; gamble
gear; speed (e.g. 4-speed transmission)
groan; moan; roar; howl; hum (e.g. motor); buzz (e.g. bee, wire in wind)
in an instant; in a moment; immediately; suddenly; all of a sudden; all at once
to run out of; to dry up; to be depleted; to hit the bottom; to bottom out
just as one thought; as usual; sure enough
to be annoying; to be troublesome
in terms of; from the point of view of
column of water; water column
ratio; proportion; match; equal; explicit comparison (style of the Shi Jing); Philippines
to row; to scull; to pedal (e.g. bicycle); to swing (on a swing); to operate a hand pump; to push through (deep snow, the jungle, etc.)
recoil; hesitation; flinching; shrinking back
to look around; to look towards (us)
to breathe heavily (e.g. with much movement of the shoulders)
infiltration (e.g. of water); flooding
to be wounded; to get injured; to get hurt feelings; to get damaged; to get chipped
having one's hands full; not having any room to do more; at the limit
to that extent; accordingly; that being the case; that state; that condition
stool (stood on to reach high objects); small stepladder; (fig.) stepping stone
to fly; to soar; to jump; to leap; to spatter; to scatter; to hurry
to hold aloft (e.g. a sword); to brandish
to cling to; to hold on to; to grapple; to set about doing; to begin; to take hold of
without losing time (e.g. to do); without even time for (doing something)
to grimace; to make a wry face
as a child; when one was a child
to scratch; to perspire; to shovel; to paddle
almost every day; almost daily
fear; horror; anxiety; concern; uneasiness; reverence
conquest (of a difficulty, illness, handicap, etc.); overcoming; bringing under control; subjugation; victory over
taking a breath (while singing, swimming, etc.); short break; breather
shallow; superficial; slight (wound); light (sleep); short (time); early
to straddle; to sit astride; to mount; to extend over; to spread over; to span
to be caught; to be arrested; to hold on to; to grasp; to find (e.g. proof); to get (e.g. a taxi)
discovery (of a plot, misdeed, etc.); detection; exposure; disclosure
marsh; swamp; wetland; being hooked (on a video game, TV show, etc.)
several times; once or twice