adapting oneself to the requirements of the moment; playing by ear; ad hoc approach
to scurry home; to run home; to fly back
to show one's age (e.g. to start creaking at the joints); to wear out (e.g. machinery)
total situation fully understood; understood; agreed
bent back; prone posture; weak-kneed; timidity; lack of nerve
useless person; worthless person; farting; farter
suddenly; in a flash; rapidly; attractive; distinguished; showy
from right to left; in one ear and out the other; nice and quick; with speed and address; without further ado
to hesitate; to think twice; to flinch; to get cold feet
to be prepared to flee; to become restless; to become agitated
pulling up; drawing up; raising; increase; repatriation; evacuation
expectation; assume will happen; forecast
order; item (of a budget revision, etc.); counter for go pieces; counter for surrounded positions (in go)
cross (for crucifixion); the Cross (of Christ)
to get between; to be caught in
to bite at; to snap at; to jump at (e.g. an offer); to snap at; to hold on to; to cling to
obstruction; check; hindrance; prevention; impediment; interdiction
choker (type of necklace)
softening; softening (of attitude); mollification; weakening (of the market); blanching (e.g. of vegetables; by depriving of light)
one more; another; the other; not quite; not very good
correspondence; communication; transmission; news; signal; telecommunications
soliloquy; monologue; speaking to oneself
hair color; hair colour; fur color; disposition; type; kind
danger; Chinese "rooftop" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
silently (as the grave); quietly (as in death)
to misperceive visually; to misread; to mistake for something or somebody else
to lose one's temper; to throw a tantrum
to inherit; to receive; to take over by transfer
panoramic (view, perspective, etc.); high-level; comprehensive (manner); holistic; broad
to slip through; to slip past; to evade
to take advantage of one's carelessness; to perform a surprise attack
putting one's life on the line; giving everything one has got; acting out of desperation
the defensive; passive attitude; passivity; the passive; passive voice; ukemi (the art of falling safely)
off the top of one's head; from thin air; from memory
series; chain; two reams (i.e. 1000 sheets of paper); verse; stanza
in case of; at that time; at this time
sensible; sensuous; intuitive
to bewilder; to perplex; to puzzle; to tempt; to seduce