prudish; strait-laced; boring; square
to dam up; to hold back; to keep back; to stem (an activity); to check (e.g. progress)
still; yet; more; still more; as ...; like ...
(kicking and) struggling; wriggling; floundering; to get into a panic; to make a fuss; to make a scene
tip of an ear (of wheat, etc.); tip (of a brush, spear, etc.); point; spearhead
heart; guts; nerve; central part
premature; untimely (e.g. death); early
beat; palpitation; pulsation; throbbing
everything; anything; nothing
villain; baddie; the villain's part
to lose; to be defeated; to succumb; to give in; to be inferior to; to break out in a rash due to (e.g. lacquer, shaving, etc.)
to challenge to (a fight, game, etc.); to throw down the gauntlet; to tackle (e.g. a problem); to attempt; to pressure (someone) for sex; to make advances to
spread; span; expanse; extent
(a) step; one step; level; stage; small degree; small amount
wise; sensible; well-advised; intelligent; sagacious; prudent
otherwise; or else; if not
exaggerated; overblown; pretentious
email; mail (usu. in compound words); post; message (sent over a chat application); instant message; male
with a start; with a jump
useless; no future in it; doesn't make sense; having no point
to begin to walk; to set out
vigilance; caution; alertness; precaution; being on guard
stepwise; one step at a time
to step over; to step across; to stride over; to stretch over; to span; to bridge
tirthika; non-Buddhist teachings; heterodoxy; unorthodoxy; demon; devil
(verbal) abuse; denunciation; disparagement; vilification; scathing criticism
to bawl; to cry; to scream
under one's arm; (in) the armpit
to jump up; to start up; to leap to one's feet; to fly away; to take off
agonizing cries; pandemonium; two of Buddhism's hells
to make good one's escape; to get away; to outrun; to hold on (and win); to win narrowly
to jump down; to jump off; to jump from; to jump out of
tingling sensation (e.g. in a leg); feeling numb; painful tingle; noisily; ears ringing
will not do; do not; does not
certainly; without fail; right and wrong; pros and cons
that's the way it is; such is life
one's last moment; one's death; one's end
profound; deep; deep (of a cave, etc.); innermost; interior
to have a talk; to tell a story
take the opportunity to (do something else)