staring (e.g. eyes); goggling; glaring
close call; narrow escape; hair's breadth; narrowly; just in time; by a hair's breadth
to trample; to crush underfoot
to escape (disaster, death, etc.); to be saved from; to be rescued from; to avoid (e.g. punishment); to evade (e.g. responsibility); to avert
dozens; scores of; decades
birth (of a person); nativity; creation; formation; one's first birthday
first cry of a newborn baby
owl (esp. the Ural owl, Strix uralensis)
right behind; just behind; directly behind
frank; direct; plain; straightforward; point-blank; concise
to represent; to signify; to reveal; to show; to express; to make widely known
lizard; skink lizard (Scincidae spp.)
degeneration; retrogression; atrophy; regression (e.g. of society); deterioration; degeneration
to project; to stick out; to stand out
dolphin (or other small toothed whales, incl. porpoises, belugas, etc.)
to step forward; to take a step forward; to start on a project, etc.; to take the first step with
to be tripped up; to be too drunk to stand
fall; falling down; inversion; reversal; getting upset; losing one's presence of mind
grand; magnificent; lavish; forceful; powerful; vigorous
upper half of the body; upper body
mass; quality and quantity
cruise; navigation; sailing
overturning; capsizing; overthrow (e.g. of a government)
residence; housing; residential building
spring (device); spring (in one's legs); bounce; springboard; impetus
to fly; to soar; to jump; to leap; to spatter; to scatter; to hurry
bad luck; ill fortune; misfortune
evil; wickedness; (role of) the villain (in theatre, etc.); the bad guy
face; mask; face guard; striking the head (in kendo); surface (esp. a geometrical surface); page; aspect
to run about frantically trying to escape; to run this way and that to make one's escape
to mind; to care; to worry
historical; traditional; historic
step; stride; counter for steps
to step forward; to step forth; to advance; to start; to embark on; to set forth on
wharf; bridge; jetty; pier
to step on (a nail); to run (a nail) through one's foot; to put one's foot through (the floor)
to collapse; to flop (onto)
piece of wood (cut from a larger piece); chip of wood; block of wood