to defy accepted norms; to go off the rails; to be eccentric
foundation; base; basis; from the beginning; from the outset; by nature
one Nth part (e.g. one fifth, one tenth); one out of N
to be temperate in; to refrain; to make notes; to jot down (e.g. phone number); to be in preparation for; to be in waiting for
basics; fundamentals; basis; basically; fundamentally
sound; sure; safe; steady; firm
drop dead; go to hell; fuck you
to bend backwards; to bend oneself back; to be taken aback
to throw violently against; to slam against; to strike; to thrust at someone (e.g. a letter)
(using) one's whole body; (putting in) all one's efforts; (exerting) all one's energies
to have one's breath taken away; to gasp (in surprise, wonder, etc.); to have one's breath catch in one's throat; to gulp
hard fight; close game; struggle; tight contest
to force; to compel; to coerce; to press; to impose
all-out attack; general offensive
several minutes; a few minutes
to herd; to drive; to corner; to force someone into doing; to go hard; to push yourself
three times; thrice; third (interval)
support; backing; aid; assistance
look; glimpse; apparently; seemingly; (arch.) first meeting
step; stride; counter for steps
ordinary; average; run-of-the-mill
to make sense; to be meaningful
to go to and from (a place); to go back and forth between; to go to (school, work, etc.); to attend; to circulate (e.g. blood, electricity); to be communicated (e.g. thought)
to go by; to go past; to run (between; of a rail service, bus route, etc.); to operate (between); to go indoors; to go into a room; to penetrate
to assault with a sword; to stab at; to slash at
to do one's best; to do something to the best of one's ability
to be discouraged; to shrink from
performance (e.g. music, dance, drama); something done (just) for show; theatre; performance (of a computer, car, investment, etc.)
to stick it out (until the end)
accompanying (someone); going with; travelling together; the same bank; the said bank
to be oversized (overloud, etc.)
steadily; unflaggingly; untiringly; knocking; tapping; clicking
to pile up; to accumulate
heavy work; manual labour; feat of strength
superiority; superior power; predominance; preponderance
stern expression; severe expression; grim expression
to bluff; to act brave; to put on a bold front
remaining quantity; residual quantity
the rest; the others; in addition (to that); besides that; and so forth; and the like
to make a fist; to clench one's fist
to tie; to fasten; to wear (necktie, belt); to put on; to total; to sum; to be strict with
what little ... one has; tiny amount of; paltry
because; the reason is; if you want to know why
truth; reality; sincerity; honesty; content; substance