to tear off; to peel off; to rip off; to strip off; to skin; to flay
as much as one can; as much as possible; if at all possible
flexibility; pliability; softness; elasticity
end (e.g. of street); tip; beginning; start; odds and ends; scrap
to press against; to push against; to force against; to foist on (task, responsibility); to impose (one's will)
drumming (noise); beating; rapidly; quickly; continuously; one after the other
to hold a thing in one's arms; to carry in one's arms; to embrace (e.g. a baby); to take upon oneself; to be saddled with
from the beginning; without hesitation; flatly (e.g. refusing); entirely; completely
to fit into (a box, frame, category, etc.); to be contained within; to settle down (into); to be installed (in one's rightful place); to settle into (one's position); to take up (a post)
to laugh at; to ridicule; to mock; to make fun of; to sneer at
to rise; to swell; to be promoted
to pound (e.g. heart); to pulse (e.g. vein); to pulsate
to stretch; to extend; to straighten out; to be flattened; to spread (of paint, cream, etc.); to stretch out (e.g. of a hand); to extend
seed (e.g. of a plant); pip; material (e.g. for an article); matter (e.g. of a story); ingredient; leaven (bread); cause
to creep up; to crawl up; to overcome (a bad situation); to rise (after a setback)
tattoo (esp. not traditional Japanese)
dumbfounded; in mute amazement
absolutely; unconditionally; never (with neg. verb)
refusal; rejection; denial; veto
to stimulate; to stir up; to arouse
to come unstuck from; to peel off; to come off
substrate; base material; matrix; backing; carrier
to scratch; to perspire; to shovel; to paddle
nail (e.g. fingernail, toenail); claw; plectrum; pick; hook; clasp
to be caught in; to be stuck in; to stop by; to drop in for a short visit; to get mixed up in (trouble); to get entangled in (a problem); to fall for (a trick)
still; yet; more; still more; as ...; like ...
sense of urgency; feeling of high tension
to conceive; to become pregnant; to get filled with (e.g. sails filled with wind); to be swollen with; to contain (a contradiction, danger, etc.); to carry (a problem, consequences, etc.)
to jar; to creak; to grate
incredibly brutal; gory; gruesome
to burn to a crisp; to scorch
to exude (e.g. sweat); to ooze; to seep out; to reveal itself (of emotions, etc.)
to go along; to walk along; to follow
dripping; trickling; drop by drop; in drops
now that; since; so long as; because
go that far; to that extent
awkward; clumsy; stiff; crude; unrefined; constrained
to go around; to return; to surround; to concern (usu. of disputes)
medium; average; moderation; middle school; China; volume two (of three); during (a certain time when one did or is doing something)