abandonment; renouncement; renunciation; resignation; abdication; surrender
to weigh (one thing against another); to compare (the relative merits of two options); (lit.) to weigh (something) on scales; to try to have it both ways; to play a double game; to have two strings to one's bow
structure; construction; arrangement; plan; plot; contrivance
bone; frame; outline; core; backbone; spirit
(dead) body; corpse; carcass; remains
to be helpful; to be useful
to attach; to join; to furnish (a house with); to wear; to put on; to keep a diary; to make an entry
highly priced; expensive; valuable; costly
miko; shrine maiden; young girl or woman (trad. an unmarried virgin) who assists priests at shrines; medium; sorceress; shamaness
mostly; ordinarily; probably; most; almost all; ordinary
losing easily; being trounced; being beaten hands down
convenient; handy; useful
to play (a stringed or keyboard instrument)
finally; in the end; at last; in the end; after all; never (happened)
meeting face-to-face; seeing in person; facing (each other); opposing (traffic, etc.); confronting
I'm sorry; my apologies; may I come in?; permission; leave; dismissal
to track down; to locate; to find out; to smoke out; to ferret out; to chase up
unexpectedly; unusually; considering all that
landslide disaster; sediment disaster
land subsidence; decline in influence
means of transportation; transport service
to carry (something) under cover; to carry concealed
largish; biggish; on the large side; slightly larger; a little larger
to swell (out); to expand; to be inflated; to get cross; to get sulky; to pout
just right (time, size, length, etc.)
to kick into the air; to kick up; to kick from below
to jump up; to leap up; to fly up (into the sky); to soar up; to jump ahead; to skip ahead
to draw (something) toward one; to pull toward one; to pull closer; to attract; to draw; to entice
elegant; graceful; refined; leisurely; comfortable; easy
rather than; more ... than ...
to fly; to soar; to jump; to leap; to spatter; to scatter; to hurry
remind me; I forget; was it?; was that what happened?
speed; velocity; pace; velocity
gotcha; alrighty; got it; OK
acceleration; speeding up
to kick; to refuse; to reject; to stamp (on the ground); to firmly press one's feet (against something)
fall; drop; descent; coming down
impact; shock; impulse; (psychological) shock
not to mention ...; needless to say ...; not to speak of ...; (arch.) negligent; (arch.) neglectful; (arch.) careless
to go flying along; to move fast (against the wind)