gravel; ballast; pebbles; child; rugrat; ankle-biter
suddenly (appear, stick out); abruptly; unexpectedly; (stand) still and expressionless; imposingly
bellows (of an accordion, camera, etc.); cornice; rickrack; ricrac; pleated shape; accordion pleats
to raise one's head (esp. of a snake)
snakelike; snaky; serpentine
forward inclination (of the body); bending forward; anteversion
to become muddy; to become cloudy; to become dull (of a sound, color, etc.); to become hoarse; to become impure (of a heart, society, etc.); to be corrupted
wild; growing wild; living in the wild; (arch.) I
nth generation; nth (person to occupy a position, e.g. president)
Five Dynasties (of China; 907-979)
to calm down; to compose oneself; to calm down; to settle down; to settle down (in a location, job, etc.); to settle in; to be settled
aggressiveness; aggression
any kind of; every; whatsoever; whatever
carnivore; carnivorous animal
to swing downward; to bring down (one's sword, fist, etc.)
jumping sideways; flying sideways; running hurriedly (with one's body bent forward)
one revolution; one rotation
the four cardinal directions; north, east, south and west; surroundings; many countries; the whole world; all around; here and there
expansion; extension; elongation; stretching
transformation; variation; metamorphosis; modification; deformation; variety
with all one's strength; with all one's might
to reject; to repulse; to repel; to bounce back; to counterattack; to strike back
to fall to one's knees; to go down on one's knees (e.g. to express respect)
to cut open; to cut apart; to divide; to split
cross; crossed; cruciform
thick fog (of suspicion); black veil of secrecy; covered-up crime, unethical act, etc.
whispering; whisper; secret talk; murmur
to get goosebumps; to have one's hair stand on end; to shudder
one-sided; unilateral; arbitrary
to rage; to run amok (amuck); to tear around
moribund state; near-death; barely alive condition
substantial; real (as opposed to nominal)
how long; how much; to what extent
to be irritated; to get annoyed; to lose one's patience