for better or worse; luckily or unluckily
very; extremely; extreme; excessive; splendid; impressive
flexible; lithe; soft; calisthenics
the defensive; passive attitude; passivity; the passive; passive voice; ukemi (the art of falling safely)
death by crushing; being crushed to death
reason; reasoning power; (one's) sense
to kick about; to kick around; to scatter (a crowd, the enemy, etc.); to rout
bundle; package; parcel; counter for wrapped objects
frantic dash; rushing at full speed
to omit; to leave out; to overtake; to pass; to say; to speak
heartlessness; hardness of heart; coldheartedness; insentient; inanimate
end; close; conclusion; termination
to pound (e.g. heart); to pulse (e.g. vein); to pulsate
all over; everywhere; in every nook and cranny; brightly; clearly
to shout with exultation; to shout for joy
to slip through (a crowd); to weave through (e.g. traffic); to pass through; to get around; to elude (e.g. the law); to evade
unprecedented; never happened before; first time in history
basket (shopping, etc.); hamper; cage
comfortably warm; steaming hot (food); piping hot; glowing (with warmth)
rule; regulation; settlement; conclusion; habit; custom
cheerfully; joyously; joyfully; happily; lightheartedly; excitedly
one's share; one's portion
bright; intelligent; clever; smart
(not) at all; completely; utterly; very; extremely
to eat; to live; to make a living; to bite; to sting (as insects do); to tease; to torment
beneficial; profitable; useful; helpful; instructive
to lay hands on; to touch; to care for; to look after; to make off with; to steal
to have one's hands slip (and drop something)
to pile up; to form into a (huge) pile
dirty-looking; filthy; disgusting; squalid
emphatically (bite, gulp, chew, etc.)
to gnaw; to nibble; to bite; to dabble in; to know a little bit about; to learn a little of
in an instant; in a flash; in the blink of an eye; in no time at all; just like that
stomach; Chinese "stomach" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
hard (on the ears); offensive (to the ear); rasping; rough; harsh; grating
serious; not joking; straight; (arch.) cannot; (arch.) should not; (arch.) will not
to be stingy; to be tightfisted; to look shabby; to appear wretched
group (of people, competitors, companies, etc.); contingent; camp; team
to grab at; to grasp at; to clutch at
dull; stupid; thickheaded; slow; sluggish
small child; pipsqueak; short person; midget; small animal; runt
clumsy (work); awkward; poorly made; ugly (of a person); unattractive; plain