ripping; tearing; vibrating; buzzing; like an electric shock
(truck) load-carrying tray; (bicycle) luggage carrier; roof rack
to support; to back up; to side with; to cover one's exposed shoulder again
(using) one's whole body; (putting in) all one's efforts; (exerting) all one's energies
to feel under pressure; to feel impatient; to be in a hurry
to protect (someone); to look after (e.g. an injured leg); to defend; to cover for; to stand up for; to stick up for
to lean over (someone); to bend over; to lean on; to weigh on one; to bear (heavily) on one; to lie on one
inverted; upside down; reversed; back to front; wrong way round
wood chips; wood offcuts; wood shavings; sawdust
this is not the time (for that); that's out of the question right now
exposed; scanty; bare; public; open
day after tomorrow; wrong (e.g. direction)
to soak into; to permeate; to penetrate
(medical) doctor; physician
this and that; one thing or another
dim; hazy; vague; indistinct; faint; fuzzy
grandfather; male senior-citizen
hyperventilation; overbreathing; hyperpnea; overventilation
to run out of breath; to get breathless; to get puffed (out)
to put one's palms together (e.g. when praying or asking for something); to place one's hands together; to compete against somebody; to play (a game, match, etc.) against somebody
to apologize; to apologise
torch (made of pine, bamboo, reed, etc.); flambeau; torchlight
to swing; to sway; to shake; to waver; to feel shaken; to become unstable
heartbroken thoughts; heartrending grief; overwhelming sorrow
act of mercy; helping another person
calm; composed; cool; quiet
to drain dry; to dry out; to scorch
special someone; special person; precious one; significant other
small amount; jot; nothing much; (to a) slight degree; wee bit
show; exhibition; spectacle
to look down on; to make light of
to get worse; to deteriorate; to go from bad to worse; to spoil (of food); to go bad; to perish
party; group; troop; one act; one action; one deed
to ward off; to brush away; to fling off; to drive away
solemn; sublime; grand; magnificent; impressive
mere shadow of one's former self; having no trace left (of former glories, talent, looks, etc.); unrecognizable (as the person one used to be); unrecognisable
charred; burnt black; scorched black
skeleton; skeletal structure; build; framework
given that ... it is only natural that ...; ... being the case, it is unavoidable that ...; (precisely) because ...; contrary to expectations ...
naked; bare; uncovered; frank; open; blunt