retreating figure; appearance from behind
to keep someone from doing; to stop; to prevent; to check; to hinder; to obstruct
hurried construction; hurried production; hasty manufacture; hasty formation
curious onlookers; rubbernecks
reverse movement; retrogression; going backwards; retrogradation; retrogression
quick pace; quick steps; quick march; trot (horse gait)
to ask a question; to begin to ask a question
don't you think?; indicates question
to weigh on one's mind; to be worried about (something)
to throw out; to drop; to toss; to abandon; to neglect; to dismiss
with a twitch (e.g. an eyebrow); with a dip; with a bob; with a flutter
My goodness!; Good lord!; Holy cow!
to push someone (towards); to encourage someone
witnessing; observing; sighting
to misperceive visually; to misread; to mistake for something or somebody else
sex establishment; brothel
to break off; to come to an end; to be interrupted; to be cut short; to pause
to shine on; to illuminate; to compare (with); to refer to
high-rise (building); multistory; multistoried; high (altitude); upper (atmosphere, air current, etc.)
to warp; to bend backwards; to throw the head (or shoulders) back; to throw out the chest
to go ahead; to pull ahead
to take the initiative; to forestall; to beat to the punch
purpose; goal; aim; objective; intention
anything and everything; just about everything
curiously; curiously enough; oddly enough; to the point of being mysterious; to the extent of being strange
(cannot) possibly; (not) by any means; (not) at all; utterly; absolutely
to abuse; to exploit to the full; to give free rein to
to pass (by) each other; to brush past; to miss (meeting) each other; to fail to meet; to be at odds; to clash
to hit (e.g. one's head); to strike; to throw (e.g. a ball, a question, a demand); to express; to vent (e.g. one's anger)
height; stature; length (esp. of clothing); all (one has); everything; magnificence (of a waka poem, etc.)
carriage; poise; bearing; demeanor; movement (of the body)
slim figure; lean figure; weight reduction
that is to say; so that means
grasp; catch; understanding
to lose sight of; to miss
to walk behind someone; to follow in someone's footsteps
ankle; malleolus; ankle bone
pain; ache; soreness; damage; injury; wear
to stop (in one's tracks); to come to a stop; to halt; to pause; to stand still
to run through; to run past
motorcycle; motorbike; bicycle