tough; strong; stiff; tenacious
instant; moment; (split) second; (in a) flash; (in the) blink of an eye
collapse; crumbling; breaking down; (radioactive) decay; disintegration
aimlessly; unexpectedly (showing up); slowly swaying; staggering; moving feebly
(using) one's whole body; (putting in) all one's efforts; (exerting) all one's energies
to kick into the air; to kick up; to kick from below
to fall on one's backside; to be exhausted; to lose strength; to lose one's abilities
at last; finally; barely; narrowly; just
shade; shadow; behind (something); other side; background; behind the scenes
unreliable; undependable; helpless; forlorn; worried; uneasy
to break (into pieces); to be broken; to collapse; to crumble; to become less formal; to throw off reserve
having a small bladder; having an overactive bladder
to consult with; to discuss; to confer; to deliberate
poor physical health; bad shape
to show signs of ...; to have the appearance of ...
to hold aloft (e.g. a sword); to brandish
passing through without stopping; passing by
to represent; to signify; to reveal; to show; to express; to make widely known
conquest (of a difficulty, illness, handicap, etc.); overcoming; bringing under control; subjugation; victory over
cecum; caecum; (vermiform) appendix; appendicitis
to carry on one's back; to be burdened with; to take responsibility for; to have (something) in the background; to be in front (of something); to be conceited
to compare; to make a comparison; to compete; to vie
lukewarm; tepid; half-hearted; vague; lenient; mild
respect; esteem; reverence; honour; honor
manual labor; manual labour; toil; Labour Party
(those) who are; (that) which is; in the capacity of
green youth; immature youth; novice; greenhorn
seeing through (e.g. someone's lies); reading (e.g. thoughts); penetrating; detecting
with my own (two) eyes; with these very eyes
throw or throwing technique (sumo, judo)
dimension; perspective; point of reference; level (of something)
one's social position; one's place; one's standing
type; pattern; model; epitome; exemplar; archetype
to boast of; to be proud of; to take pride in
sound (of a sentence); euphony
bamboo stick used to strike meditators into greater wakefulness (in Zen Buddhism); striking someone's wrist with one's index and middle finger