remodeling; remodelling; restructuring; modding
boy; juvenile; young boy; youth; lad
to run over (with a vehicle); to knock down
thereabouts; vicinity; that area; that situation; those circumstances
motorcycle; motorbike; bicycle
to cease; to desist; to cut it out; to lay off (an activity); to drop (a subject) to abolish; to resign
impossible to do (although wants to)
to shake off; to shake free from; to swing completely (bat, club, etc.); to take a full swing; to break off from (pursuer); to pull away
accelerator; accelerator pedal; gas pedal
chase; pursuit; tracking; following up; tracing
signal; signalling; signaling; traffic light; traffic signal
principal occupation; main job; professional; an expert; I (of a government official, etc.); me
... being the case; (precisely) because ...; as might be expected from ...
motorized two-wheeled vehicle (with a displacement of less than 50cc); scooter; moped
work; workmanship; craftsmanship; artifice; trick; device
to replace; to substitute; to shift; to change places
intently; single-mindedly; devotedly; solely; earnestly; with all one's heart
remodeled car; remodelled car; hot rod
conduct; behavior; behaviour
metallic sound; metallic clank
curve; turn; curveball; curve ball; (wine) cellar
to reduce (one's) speed; to slow down (driving, cycling, etc.)
to pass (a car); to overtake; to surpass; to outstrip; to outdistance
(stand to) attention!; standing at attention
entry; approach; penetration
to be hot on a person's heels
to loosen; to slacken; to relax (attention, efforts, etc.); to let down (one's guard); to relax (a rule); to ease (e.g. restrictions)
to put on the brakes; to put a stop to
there is nothing more that can be done; it's all over
to fall down; to fall over; to turn out; to play out; to abandon Christianity (and convert to Buddhism); to apostatize
all over the body; from head to foot; all over
to throw oneself (e.g. off a cliff, etc.)
shape of the "dai" kanji (esp. person with arms and legs outstretched); sprawling; lying spread-eagled
to be overturned; to be reversed; to turn over; to fall down; to tumble down; to topple over
to come out all right; to take care of itself; to be OK
basket (shopping, etc.); hamper; cage
cruel; merciless; atrocious; pitiful; tragic; horrible
the mere shadow of one's former self; the ruin of what one once was