on the way; en route; in the middle of; midway; halfway
to use up all one's strength
fellow; guy; thing; object; he; she
some people; a few people; several people
putting one's life on the line; staking one's life (on); risking one's life; life and death situation
to be (in contrast to something that is not the case)
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
My goodness!; Good lord!; Holy cow!
have to (verb); must (verb); is indispensable; absolutely necessary
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
rather; better; instead; if anything
to be raised (e.g. child); to be brought up; to grow (up)
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
dropping out; falling behind; omission; being left out; falling off; coming off
alright; all right; right on; looking good; OK; okay
to go; to move (in a direction or towards a specific location); to proceed; to take place; to pass through; to come and go; to walk
adds force or indicates command
oh!; good heavens!; ugh!; oh no!; ah!; the penny drops!
though; although; be that as it may; nonetheless
small; little; slight; below average (in degree, amount, etc.); low (e.g. sound); soft (e.g. voice)
long time; long interval; for quite some time
time; hour; period; class
to straddle; to sit astride; to mount; to extend over; to spread over; to span
to continue; to keep up; to keep on
quite a chore; not that easy; fairly difficult
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
foot; paw; leg; gait; pace; bottom structural component (i.e. radical) of a kanji; means of transportation
body; trunk; torso; hull (boat); fuselage (aircraft)
scissors; shears; clippers; hole punch
to be crowded; to be packed; to be complex; to go into; to put into; to do intently
state; condition; situation; appearance; circumstances
blood congestion; -stasis
considerably; fairly; quite
very; greatly; immense; enormous; serious; grave
to step over; to step across; to stride over; to stretch over; to span; to bridge
in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that; take care (so as); hoping or wishing for something
to bind (a criminal) with rope; to arrest; to seize; to bind (something) with rope
rope; cord; policeman's rope
point; tip; head (of a line); front; first; before; (the way) ahead
ring; loop (of rope); halo (of an angel)
form; shape; state; condition; letter; correspondence
to tie; to bind; to bear (fruit); to close (e.g. deal); to confirm; to connect (two distant places); to close tightly
to step on; to tread on; to set foot on (e.g. foreign soil); to stand on; to experience; to undergo; to follow (rules, principles, etc.)