to hew; to chop up; to mangle; to mince
custom; custom-made; customization; customs (government agency); customs duty
eloquence; fluency (of speech)
to sink (into one's seat, etc.); to leap to one's death (by drowning); to be reduced to (esp. working as a prostitute)
step; stair; shelf; layer; grade; level; dan (degree of advanced proficiency in martial arts, go, shogi, etc.)
pile; heap; counter for things that are stacked, piled up (or layered, etc.); layers of clothing worn under one's overcoat; combination of colors created by layering of garments (colours)
stabbing through; plunging into; sticking right into; sinking into (mud, water, etc.)
to bite at; to snap at; to nibble; to get one's teeth into (metaphorically); to get to grips with; to really get into
to glare; to dazzle; to glitter
double; two-fold; diplo-; dipl-; double-edged eyelid; double eyelid
to conceive; to become pregnant; to get filled with (e.g. sails filled with wind); to be swollen with; to contain (a contradiction, danger, etc.); to carry (a problem, consequences, etc.)
pretense; affectation; showiness
transcendence; excellence; superiority; super; extremely; awfully
surface; face; outside; exterior; appearances; superficiality
to become fluffy; to become fuzzy; to become nappy; to become rough; to become frayed
one round; one tour; one circuit; one patrol
to step back; to move back; to withdraw (from the presence of a superior); to leave; to resign; to retire
with a shiver (down one's spine); with a sudden chill
spine; line of the backbone; seam down the back (of clothing)
at (a time or place); in; in (a situation, matter, etc.); on (a point); on the part of; under the authority of
elevation (of spirits); raising (of morale); uplift; upsurge
same quality; same nature; homogeneous
last (i.e. immediately preceding); previous; pre- (e.g. premodern); before; before; earlier
vividly; clearly; distinctly; acutely
living thing; living creature; animal; life
violent; furious; extreme; intense; fervent; vehement
to shave off; to scrape off
deep (colour); dark; strong (flavour, smell, etc.); thick (consistency); dense; strong (possibility, etc.)
nonsensical; unreasonable; awfully; extremely; disorder; confusion
to classify; to sort out; to sift through
tightrope walking; high-wire act; funambulism; treading a tightrope; walking on thin ice; pulling a risky balancing act
backlight (in photography, etc.); illumination (of the subject) from behind
lightning; electric illumination; light from an electric source
snake; serpent; large snake
disorder; confusion; clutter; mess; muddle; disarray
length and width; length and breadth; every direction; all directions; as one wishes; as one pleases