rising (from one's bed); getting up; getting out of bed
being brought to a standstill; being stranded; being stumped; being in a dilemma; dying while standing (and remaining standing); dying on one's feet
after (a long process); at the end of; last line (of a renga)
unexpectedly; surprisingly; unexpected; unanticipated; unforeseen
lower floor; downstairs; bottom of the stairs; foot of the stairs
unmanned; uninhabited; unattended; shorthandedness; lack of help
silence; stillness; quietness
to wrap up; to pack; to cover; to envelop; to conceal (a feeling); to hide
standing upright; standing bolt upright; rearing
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
to turn; to rotate; to pass around; to send around; to move (someone or something to where its needed); to send; to turn (to a new use)
meticulous; careful; discreet; scrupulous; prudent
to lie down; to stretch out; to lie ahead (of danger, difficulty, etc.); to lie in wait
to pass from one's lips; to escape one's lips
just before; on the verge of; on the brink of; just in front of; just ahead of
painful; difficult; distressing; (psychologically) difficult; straitened (circumstances); tight (financial situation)
to gasp; to pant; to breathe hard; to suffer; to struggle
to break off; to come to an end; to be interrupted; to be cut short; to pause
apt to (do); liable to; predominantly; mostly; ... reaps the rewards; ... takes the prize
irregularity; unsteadiness; disorderly
top and bottom; high and low; going up and down; rising and falling; going and coming back; upper and lower classes
to rush over; to run up to
foot-operated bellows; foot bellows
to step on; to tread on; to set foot on (e.g. foreign soil); to stand on; to experience; to undergo; to follow (rules, principles, etc.)
really; very; extremely; (not) anything; (not) at all; (not) a bit
hard to say; inexpressible; hesitant to say; embarrassing; delicate
true character; true form; true colors (colours); consciousness; one's senses
in order to; for the purpose of; must; should
is that so? (generally rhetorical)
bare (naked) body; complexion (e.g. face)
naked; bare; uncovered; frank; open; blunt
marked; pronounced; showing a strong tendency (towards)
intuition; instinct; insight; hunch; immediacy
to ring an alarm bell; to sound a warning; to blow a whistle; to warn
one's heart rate; pulse rate
to be clear (of a sight, sound, colour, etc.); to be bright; to be clear-headed; to be alert; to look upbeat; to be perky; to master (a skill)