gaining time; stalling for time; time-buying
more than enough; more than ample; exhaustive
to wring (towel, rag); to squeeze; to squeeze (fruit to extract juice); to press; to rack (one's brains); to strain (one's voice); to extort
heavy heartbeat; thumping; pounding
heart; guts; nerve; central part
to go smoothly; to turn out well; to do the trick; to have peaceful relations
the good fortune to have been born male
correction; revision; amendment
individual; separate; personal; case-by-case
to dodge; to evade; to avoid; to sidestep
(out of) desperation; (as a) last resort; (driven by) pain
excitement; exasperation; indignation; rage; fury
to shake one's head (in denial)
to roll up; to enfold; to swallow up; to involve; to drag into
counter for articles; counter for military units; individual
please!; I'm asking you; for heaven's sake
good fortune (esp. omikuji fortune-telling result); good luck; auspiciousness; unspecified day of the month (used to obscure the date a letter, invitation, etc. was written)
bad luck; bad fortune; evil; wickedness
uncontainable; irrepressible; uncontrollable
putting one's life on the line; giving everything one has got; acting out of desperation
(powers of) concentration; ability to concentrate
way; method; means; (technical) specification
with a burble; hollow (sounding); holey; full of holes or dents; viciously beating; hitting and kicking repeatedly
to bash; to hit hard; to strike; to beat (someone in battle)
(many) trees; every tree; all kinds of trees
crevice; crack; spare moment; interval; chink (in one's armor, armour); unpreparedness
to paw (at) the ground; to struggle (using one's arms and legs); to flounder; to struggle (to escape an adverse situation); to strive
shade; shadow; behind (something); other side; background; behind the scenes
last (on the list); (at the) bottom; (in) last position; tailender
to become numb; to go to sleep (e.g. a limb); to get an electric shock; to tingle (from an electric shock); to be excited; to be titillated
(not even) an inch; (not even) a little bit; (lit.) one millimeter
body; oneself; one's place; one's position; main part; meat (as opposed to bone, skin, etc.)
(practical) experience; personal experience; hands-on experience; first-hand experience
complexion; colour; color; blood red
jaw; chin; barb (of a fishhook)
(with a) slamming noise (door, telephone receiver); (with a) banging noise; (with a) clash (broken dish); (with a) clank; (with a) bang
to boil up; to come to the boil; to arise; to break out; to get excited; to be in uproar