to shoot (at); to attack; to defeat; to destroy
by the way; incidentally; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how)
to be broken; to break; to fall through; to come to nothing
struggling; pawing (e.g. horses' hooves)
to slide; to slip off; to get dislocated; to be out of alignment; to get dislodged; to deviate
bodily sensation; sense; experience
dozens; scores of; decades
corresponding to (in meaning, function, etc.); being equivalent to; appropriate; suitable; to be proportionate to; to be in keeping with
many; much; plenty; hardly
idea; plan; draft; rough copy; expectation; (arch.) desk
direction; way; point of the compass; cardinal direction; method; means
shh!; sh!; shush!; shoo!; go away!
to turn aside adroitly; to dodge
idiot; moron; trivial matter; folly; stupid; foolish
to be sorry; to beg pardon; to be grateful; to be amazed; to be filled with awe; to be disconcerted
song lyrics; words of a song; libretto
willpower; energy; vitality
crawling on all fours; getting on one's hands and knees; falling flat
miserable; wretched; unhappy; sad; pitiable
meaningfully (smiling, grinning, etc.); suggestively; broadly; sneeringly
(lit.) blood flows; to have the blood of ... running in one's veins (artist, warrior, etc.); to be born with particular skills, characteristics, etc.; to have something "in one's blood"
to one's heart's content; as much as one wants; as hard as one can; resolution; decisiveness; determination
utmost limits; extremity; limit
useless resistance; vain struggle
to support; to prop; to sustain; to hold at bay; to stem; to check
to strike; to hit; to beat; to punch
very; greatly; much; just about to; almost; very nearly
genius; prodigy; natural gift
to arrive at (after a struggle); to finally reach; to find one's way to; to finally hit on (e.g. an idea)
to be at a loss; to be puzzled
to place both hands on the ground (to express respect, apology or to present a request)
violent; furious; extreme; intense; fervent; vehement
self-deprecation; self-derision; self-mockery; laughing at oneself
to flash (e.g. lightning); to flicker; to flutter (e.g. flag); to wave; to flash into one's mind (e.g. an idea); to come to one suddenly
pillar; post; support; prop; counter for buddhas, gods, nobles, etc.
hard; solid; stiff; tight; strong; firm (not viscous or easily moved); safe
to be able to manage somehow or another
doubt; question; suspicion; dubiousness
about; roughly; generally; on the whole; completely; quite