gasping for breath; puffing and panting; wheezing
to run out of breath; to get breathless; to get puffed (out)
breathing; respiration; knack; trick; harmony; balance
painful; difficult; distressing; (psychologically) difficult; straitened (circumstances); tight (financial situation)
to be unable to let pass unnoticed; to be unable to be indifferent; to be unable to just watch (without doing anything)
sleeve; wing (of a stage, desk, gate, etc.)
to regain one's breath; to catch one's breath
narrow; thin (sized); slender
lover; lady-killer; sexy guy
nonexistent; nil; none; nothing (at all); bugger-all
finally; at last; barely; narrowly; gradually; little by little
calmness; composure; presence of mind; stability; steadiness
to be shut; to close; to be locked; to tighten; to be tightened; to become sober
lost article; something forgotten
with all due respect; if I may make bold to ask
writing; composition; essay; sentence
to have a limit; to go too far (e.g. joke)
to fold up; to fold into layers
lost property; something dropped and left behind
unvoiced opinion; (opinion of the) silent majority; views which are not expressed
to be extremely embarrassed; to burn with shame
hitting the target; striking home; proving to be right; coming true; being on the mark
contrary to one's expectations
common sense; good sense; common knowledge; general knowledge; common practice; accepted practice
blushing; getting red in the face; embarrassment
to put away; to stow away; to tuck away; to hoard
to interfere (with); to hinder; to be hindered (from doing); to become impeded; to have difficulty; to suffer inconvenience
some; few; somewhat; to a certain extent; (arch.) many; (arch.) a lot
to look away; to turn away
exactly; precisely; just; as if; as though; quite
beyond that point; after that
to be at a loss; to be puzzled
easygoing; optimistic; conceited
(not) in any way; in no way; at all; terribly; awfully; hopelessly
to say; to tell; to state; to do
to refuse; to decline; to deny
as if it weren't already enough
discouragement; despondency; dejection; disappointment
feeling of tragic heroism; feeling of grim resolve; sense of determination
to drift; to float; to waft (e.g. a scent); to hang in the air; to be in the air (e.g. a feeling or mood); to wander; to walk around aimlessly
amplitude; degree of vibration; range of vibration; degree of instability
to be bewildered; to be perplexed