putting the cart before the horse; mistaking the means for the end; getting one's priorities backwards
comfort; consolation; diversion
weak; frail; delicate; tender; unskilled; weak (wine)
thin (air); weak (liquid); dilute; lacking (enthusiasm, consideration, substance, etc.); insubstantial; deficient
the more you do (it), the... (e.g. "the more you drink, the better it tastes")
to abate; to weaken; to be emaciated; to be dejected; to be perplexed
to be lost (e.g. luggage); to be missing; to be used up; to be run out; to disappear (e.g. pain); to be lost (e.g. a dream, confidence)
trivial; not amounting to much; not enough to cause a problem; not as much as expected
fault; error; indiscretion; faux pas
confession (to a crime, wrongdoing, etc.); admission; professing one's feelings (to someone one wants to go out with); declaration of love; profession (of faith); confession (of sins)
as one would expect from ...; given that ... (naturally ...); precisely because ...; all the more because of ...; on account of ...; ... being what it is
that child; that kid; that boy; (arch.) you
to run; to dash; to gallop (on horseback); to canter; (arch.) to advance (against one's enemy); (arch.) to charge (on horseback)
about this time; about now
to raise; to raise up; to wake; to wake up; to cause; to bring about; to start
having no choice but to ...; all one can do is ...; there's nothing to do except ...; having nothing but ...; there is only ...; having only ...
whereabouts; place; location; place where one belongs; where one fits in; place where one can be oneself
to spread (of a rumour, news, etc.); to travel; to be handed down (from generation to generation); to be passed down; to be introduced (to a country, region, etc.); to be brought; to be conveyed (of a feeling, impression, etc.)
taking refuge; finding shelter; evacuation; escape; seeking safe haven
body; physical system; (the) person
bright red; deep red; flushed (of face); downright (e.g. lie); complete; utter
trunk; torso; body; body (of an aircraft); fuselage; hull (of a ship)
in the style of (esp. literary, artistic, etc. works); reminiscent of; attached or stretched on
to have (e.g. lunch); to take (e.g. vitamins)
(medieval) knight; samurai on horseback
Your Majesty; His Majesty; Her Majesty
to declare; to assert; to state definitively; to finish saying; to say everything; to tell all
how long; how far; how much
sky; the air; weather; far-off place; distant place; state of mind; feeling
cold (e.g. weather); uninteresting (esp. joke); lame; dull
stole (shawl); stall; stall (of an engine); (animal) stall
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
refreshing (e.g. feeling, scene, wind, morning air); brisk; bracing; fresh; refreshed
to obey (an order, law, etc.); to abide by (a rule, custom, etc.); to follow (a person); to accompany; to go alongside (e.g. a river); to follow (e.g. a sign)
(a) step; one step; level; stage; small degree; small amount
to stand (something) up; to put upright; to thrust into; to bury into; to make (a noise); to let out; to raise (a cloud of dust, smoke, etc.)
to kneel (in respect); to genuflect
to falter; to flinch (from); to recoil (from); to quail (at); to be intimidated; to feel daunted
(not) ever; (not) by any means; (not) in the least; (not) in any way; (not) at all