bulging (esp. stomach); sticking out
kapow; bang; bulging; filled to bursting; prostitute (catering to Occupation soldiers in Japan after WWII)
to hold one's breath (in fear, anxiety, etc.)
triumphant pose (assumed by an athlete, etc.)
(eating or drinking) to one's heart's content
in the belly; in one's heart of hearts
to exceed (esp. figures: profits, unemployment rate, etc.); to surpass; to be more than; to be better than
bloodstained; bloody; covered with blood
to open one's eyes wide (as in fear or anger); to faint
to burn; to scorch; to char; to singe
getting mixed up in; getting embroiled in; involvement; entanglement; by-blow
wrong; groundless; different; separate; unexpected; surprising
doubt; question; uncertainty; skepticism; scepticism; suspicion
very improbable; vanishingly unlikely; only with a miracle
insufficiency; deficiency; shortage; dissatisfaction; discontent; complaint
salary; pay; medical care; treatment; advance preparation
to stagger; to stumble; to waver; to be in two minds; to have an affair (with); to fall (for someone)
just before; on the verge of; on the brink of; just in front of; just ahead of
choices; alternatives; options
mild; calm; gentle; quiet; congenial; amicable
extinction; extinguishment; disappearance; annihilation
to raise one's head (esp. of a snake)
stiffening; rigidity; rigor; stiffness; ossification; petrification
struggling; pawing (e.g. horses' hooves)
to crunch; to masticate; to simplify; to explain plainly
to bare one's fangs; to snarl (at)
to find an excuse; to rationalize; to find a pretext
restoration; recovery; rehabilitation; recovery (from an illness); recuperation; convalescence
sharp pain; acute pain; intense pain
to get entangled (with each other); to get muddled together
garbage chute; trash chute; rubbish chute; refuse chute
slope; slanting surface; bevel
to fall off; to tumble down
small mercy (from some misfortune); silver lining of a dark cloud; consolation in sadness; blessing in disguise
to close (e.g. book, eyes, meeting, etc.); to shut
to make a mistake; to blunder
it was, wasn't it?; must have been; I think (it was); how might it have been?
selfish; egoist; (arch.) self-indulgent; (arch.) wilful; (arch.) willful
to move around; to move about; to get around
unthinking; thoughtless; heedless; inconsiderate