to pitch forward; to fall forward
paper-thin (difference); razor-thin; very slight
gaping (e.g. mouth, wound); (opening) wide; wide open; snapping up (e.g. bait); biting into (food); gobbling up
to break; to be smashed; to split; to crack; to be divided (opinion, vote, etc.); to split (e.g. of a party); to come to light
fingertip; finger; toe tip; toe
sticky; thick (e.g. thickly plastered); icky; to stick closely
solid; firm; stout; burly; strong; sturdy
wonder; admiration; being struck with admiration
sense; idea; desire; concern; attention; care
cannot help (laughing, feeling sympathy, etc.); cannot hold back (tears, anger, etc.); cannot suppress
to overflow from something full
decisive blow; game-winning hit (e.g. in baseball)
to get in someone's pocket; to help oneself to someone's wallet; to curry favour (favor); to butter up; to get in close to one's opponent
latch; clasp; catch; check; fastener
to remove; to take off; to drop (e.g. from a team); to remove (from a position); to leave (e.g. one's seat); to go away from; to dodge (a question, blow, etc.)
pure; innocent; pure; unmixed; long kimono made from the same plain-coloured cloth
(present) head of a family
for generations; from generation to generation; generation after generation; through the ages
to inherit; to succeed; to take over
to spread (of a rumour, news, etc.); to travel; to be handed down (from generation to generation); to be passed down; to be introduced (to a country, region, etc.); to be brought; to be conveyed (of a feeling, impression, etc.)
dubious tale; cock-and-bull story; questionable information
only; merely; just; at most; no more than
insect; bug; worm; roundworm; thing inside one's body believed to influence one's thoughts and feelings; (one's) unconscious; nervousness
secret; private; surreptitious
sudden; abrupt; rapid; sharp; drastic; radical
to perceive; to sense; to take in; to grasp; to feel
rising; ascending; climbing
weightlessness; zero gravity
weird; eerie; ominous; creepy; uncanny; unearthly
large drop (of rain, sweat, tears, etc.); large grain-like object (e.g. grape, cherry)
to lose sight of; to miss
to shift (something) from one hand to the other; to carry in a different way; to change one's grip (on); to exchange (what one is holding for something else)
torrential rain; heavy rain; cloudburst; downpour
descent; fall; drop; passing down (of an order, decree, etc.)
tail (of an animal); cauda; tail (of a kite, etc.); tail end; tail (of a comet); slope at the foot of a mountain