situation; (present) state of affairs; circumstances
drumming (noise); beating; rapidly; quickly; continuously; one after the other
(suffer) deterioration; growing worse; aggravation; degeneration; corruption
unprecedented; never happened before; first time in history
to be at one's wits' end; to be cornered; (lit.) to be packed to the hilt
to pick up; to adopt (e.g. a proposal); to accept; to take away; to confiscate; to deliver (a baby)
probably isn't (doesn't, won't, etc.); don't (doesn't) intend to; intend not to; must not; (when used in an imperative sentence) don't
to protect; to guard; to defend; to keep (i.e. a promise); to abide (by the rules); to observe
to cross over; to go across; to extend; to cover; to range
to become vulgar; to coarsen
laugh; laughter; smile; sneer; sex aids (e.g. dildos, pornographic books, erotic woodblock prints, etc.)
to elevate; to raise; to lift up; to flatter; to extol; to praise to the sky
so; accordingly; now; then; thereupon; therefore
to prepare oneself for the worst; to strengthen one's resolve; to accept one's fate; to prepare oneself
to raise one's voice; to shout
to leap out (e.g. onto the stage); to spring out; to jump (e.g. into first place); to shoot (e.g. to the top); to come to the forefront
to turn toward; to look (up, down, etc.); to face (e.g. east) (of a building, window, etc.); to look out on; to point (of an arrow, compass needle, etc.); to be suited to
astonishment; amazement; surprise; fright; shock
to dye; to colour; to color
in some way or other; one way or another; somehow; only just; barely
more or less; though not quite satisfactorily; tentatively; for the time being; just in case; once
to make fun of; to look down on; to make light of
speech and conduct; words and deeds
paying no heed to; not caring about; taking no notice of
lack of policy; having no measures; lacking means
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that
trump card; ace up one's sleeve; secret weapon
to hit; to expose; to apply (e.g. patch); to put on; to allot; to call on someone (e.g. in class); to guess (an answer)
to one's heart's content; as much as one wants; as hard as one can; resolution; decisiveness; determination
just barely; only just; at the very limit; at the last moment
in range; within the limits (of...); within (a) range
to hit (e.g. one's head); to strike; to throw (e.g. a ball, a question, a demand); to express; to vent (e.g. one's anger)
weight restriction; weight limit
just; exactly; precisely; perfectly; sharp
bursting out (laughter); breaking out (applause); in a rush; in a surge; suddenly; all of a sudden
tired feeling; feeling of exhaustion; sense of fatigue; fatigability
dumbfounded; overcome with surprise; in blank amazement; in a daze
origin; source; base; basis; cause; ingredient; material
right hand; right-hand side; right-hand direction; (on) the right
-smell; stinking of; smacking of; hinting of
to chase; to run after; to follow (a set order, a trend, etc.); to drive out; to get rid of; to drive (e.g. a herd)
to take refuge in; to succeed in running away
running as fast as one can