thousands; several thousand
to throw out; to drop; to toss; to abandon; to neglect; to dismiss
outside world; physical world
isolation; segregation; separation; quarantine
chunk; lump; thick slice; cutting into chunks
to spring; to bound; to be stimulated; to be encouraged; to pay handsomely; to splurge
feeling good; feeling at ease; feeling easy
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
road; path; route; way; distance; journey; road (e.g. to victory)
to head towards; to direct one's steps to
very fast; in a twinkle; before one's eyes
mincing; chopping finely; short and repeated (movements; e.g. trembling, quick steps); gradual; bit by bit
still; as yet; as it has been
to shake; to jolt; to rock (cradle); to blackmail; to extort; to shake down
tooth; teeth; tooth (of a comb, saw, etc.); cog; support (of a geta)
ticktock; chinking (e.g. of a hammer against rock); knocking; dry and hard; (frozen) stiff; hidebound
hyperventilation; overbreathing; hyperpnea; overventilation
suddenly; all of a sudden; unexpectedly
blood (in one's face, cheeks, etc.); colour; color; hot-bloodedness; hotheadedness; impulsive temperament
to roughen (e.g. one's attitude); to raise (one's voice)
pure white; blank (e.g. mind, paper)
help; rescue; salvation; solace; (religious) salvation; (Christian) grace
striding; swaggering; strutting; lording it over others; throwing one's weight around; acting as if one owns the place
common; ordinary; fair (e.g. fight); gracious; frank; open
(sound of) laughter; laughing voice
to grow weak; to become weak; to lose strength
to hang one's head; to droop one's head
thin; skinny; delicate; fragile; feeble
to express in a refined fashion; to weave a web of words
to slip out; to sneak away; to break into the lead; to get ahead; to begin to fall out (e.g. hair); to break out (of a loop)
small room; closet; cubicle; booth; stall
to melt; to liquefy; to dissolve (in a liquid); to be soluble (in); to be used up (of money or time); to be wasted
ivy (esp. Boston ivy, Parthenocissus tricuspidata)
forgetting; lapse of memory
tightrope walking; high-wire act; funambulism; treading a tightrope; walking on thin ice; pulling a risky balancing act
leather strap binding the plates of traditional Japanese armor (armour)
rope; cord; line; grand champion's braided belt
pretending not to see (something); turning a blind eye (to); closing one's eyes (to); looking the other way
essence; true nature; substance; reality
cannot be undone; can't be recovered from
awareness; realization; noticing
utter fool; complete idiot; absolute moron
I; me; oneself; (arch.) you; (arch.) prefix indicating familiarity or contempt