to descend (e.g. a mountain); to go down; to alight (e.g. from bus); to get off; to step down; to retire; to be granted
to face on; to look out on to
exit; gateway; way out; outlet; vent; leak
watch-keeping; guard; lookout
should (be); bound (to be); nock (of a bow); nock (of an arrow); nock-shaped grip (between thumb and forefinger); wooden frame on the tip of the mast of a Japanese ship that prevents the hawser from falling out
and yet; despite this; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless
semibasement; semi-basement
two persons; two people; pair; couple
than; from; out of; except; but; more
(a) step; one step; level; stage; small degree; small amount
previously; before; first; before (something or someone else); beforehand; in advance
daughter; girl (i.e. a young, unmarried woman)
to catch up (with); to draw level; to pull even; to be compensated; to make up for one's losses
to catch one's breath; to gulp; to have one's breath taken away; to gasp
to happen to meet; to come across
to hang over; to cover; to fall upon someone (responsibility, burden, pressure, etc.)
body; torso; trunk; build; physique; health
to pin down; to knock down; to push (and hold) somebody down (esp. with sexual connotations)
to fall (over, down); to collapse; to be destroyed (in a collapse); to collapse; to be confined to bed (with an illness); to come down with; to die
to go past; to pass; to pass by
thanks to ...; owing to ...; because of ...
horizontal (as opposed to vertical); lying down; side-to-side (as opposed to front-to-back); width; side (of a box, etc.); beside
to receive; to get; to catch (e.g. a ball); to be struck by (wind, waves, sunlight, etc.); to sustain (damage); to incur (a loss); to undergo (e.g. surgery)
to finish; to end; to merely result in something less severe than expected; to feel at ease; to feel unease or guilt for troubling someone; to be sorry
immediately; right away; at once; instantly
underhand grip; backhand grip (e.g. in tennis); unexpected twist; turning the tables (on an opponent)
to change way one holds something; to transfer something from one hand to the other
to go through; to pierce; to run through (e.g. a river through a city); to pass through; to stick to (opinion, principles, etc.); to carry out
to hold aloft (e.g. a sword); to brandish
to be in a hurry; to be impatient; to be anxious (to do); to get a fright; to panic; to get flustered
to hold between (e.g. one's fingers, chopsticks); to grip (from both sides); to put between; to sandwich between; to catch (e.g. a finger in a door); to trap; to insert (e.g. a break into proceedings)
to come out; to fall out; to fade; to discolour; to wear a hole (e.g. clothes); to leave (e.g. a meeting); to be clear
side (of the torso); flank; illegitimate child; child born by someone other than one's wife
to burn; to be roasted; to be heated; to be jealous; to be envious
pain; ache; soreness; damage; injury; wear
to struggle; to writhe; to wriggle; to act frantically; to make desperate efforts
place; situation; position; location
to slide; to slip off; to get dislocated; to be out of alignment; to get dislodged; to deviate
to graze (e.g. bullet); to scratch; to touch lightly; to take a percentage; to exploit; to squeeze
to prick; to stab; to poke; to prod; to use (a cane); to prop oneself up with
to be hit; to strike; to touch; to be in contact; to be equivalent to; to be applicable; to be right on the money (of a prediction, criticism, etc.)
to break; to be broken; to be folded; to give in; to back down; to turn (a corner)
clicking one's tongue; tut-tut; smacking one's lips (with relish)