fear; horror; risk; danger; awe; reverence
to worry about; to be anxious about; to be concerned about; to lament; to grieve; to mourn
or; either ... or; maybe; perhaps; some ... and others ...; sometimes ... and at other times ...
with a crack (e.g. branches, knuckles)
eye; eyeball; (arch.) pupil and (dark) iris of the eye; (arch.) insight; (arch.) perceptivity; (arch.) look
crushing (into pieces); smashing; cracking; breaking up
to compete; to contest; to quarrel; to argue; to deny (e.g. evidence)
no wonder; little wonder; after all; as expected; which isn't surprising
pure; innocent; pure; unmixed; long kimono made from the same plain-coloured cloth
relativity; relative; facing (e.g. a problem); confronting
hee hee hee; hi hi hi; chuckling; snickering
rear guard; reserve troops
group; flock; crowd; wide expanse (of flowers)
stature; body height; one's means; one's status; one's ability
side; flank; position where one is not directly involved (in a matter); outsider's position; the sidelines
external cause; external origin; exogenous cause
to be sacked; to be dismissed
sluggishly; slowly; ploddingly; stolidly (standing); impassively
praying mantis (esp. the narrow-winged mantis, Tenodera angustipennis)
with a broad grin; smirking
reserve; spare; preparation; preliminaries
to blow away; to blow off; to dispel; to drive away; to talk big
to nail (to something); to nail down; to bang (e.g. one's head); to knock; to throw (at a wall, on the floor, etc.); to fling (at)
gelatinous glue (produced from fish entrails); isinglass; amiability; friendliness; graciousness
to run through; to run past
the point just before ...; the point of (doing); the verge (of); (just before the) edge
panoramic (view, perspective, etc.); high-level; comprehensive (manner); holistic; broad
constant attendance; uninterrupted supervision; staying with someone all the time
results; record; grades; marks
personal affair; one's own affair
to fade (of a colour); to grow dull in color (colour); to lose vividness; to lose freshness; to grow stale
fragment; scrap; piece; shred
finishing blow; coup de grâce
retreat; withdrawal; retirement
to sink (e.g. a ship); to submerge; to lower (e.g. one's body into a chair); to floor (an opponent)
place; point; part; counter for places, parts, passages, etc.
to blow through; to blow across
to leave (a scene); to step away