gas; vapour; vapor; gaseous body
steady; sound; solid; reliable; trustworthy
identical; same; one and the same; fair; equal treatment; without discrimination
technique; art; skill; move
has reached its limit (with this); has reached its peak (here)
individual; one by one; separate; each
appalling; horrifying; dreadful; hideous; revolting; disgusting
to retreat; to back off; to draw back; to step back; to shrink away
some; several; many; how many; how much; very
muscle; tendon; vein; artery; fiber; fibre; line
to work hard; to sweat; to wash off one's sweat
nape of the neck; back of the neck; scruff of the neck
to cling to; to stick to; to lie flat (e.g. on the ground)
another thing; exception; special case
trump; trump card; ace up one's sleeve; secret weapon
union; combination; conjugation (of gametes); sexual intercourse; copulation
skull (esp. weatherbeaten, used as symbol of death); death's head; cranium
under (guidance, supervision, rules, the law, etc.); under (a flag, the sun, etc.); beneath; with (e.g. one blow); on (the promise, condition, assumption, etc. that ...); (someone's) side
god of death; death deity; Death; Grim Reaper
slime; sliminess; mucus; viscous liquid
slimy; slippery; (moving) slowly
to surround; to encircle; to enclose; to fawn over (someone); to play up to; to curry favor with
very low frequency sound; heavy bass sound; low-register sound
groan; moan; growl; roar; hum (of a machine, power lines, etc.); drone (e.g. of an engine)
space between the teeth; interdental space
using one's fingers as a comb; combing one's hand through one's hair
in accordance with; according to
head (of a household); proprietor (of a store); one's husband; (one's) employer; (one's) master; host
to pass (e.g. car); to overtake; to surpass; to outstrip; to get ahead of
danger to oneself; (fear of) one's physical safety
to be on the verge of; to be about to; to be on the point of
exclusion; removal; elimination; clearing away; getting rid of
crisis; critical situation; emergency; pinch
riding fast; driving a horse fast
astonishing; amazing; surprising; wonderful
one breath; time of one breath; pause; break; (doing in) one go; doing without stopping
to blow away; to blow off; to dispel; to drive away; to talk big
to get burned and stuck on (e.g. rice in a pan); to become uncollectable (e.g. debt or loan); to become irrecoverable; to remain unchanged (e.g. stock market)
(practical) application; putting to practical use; applied (e.g. physics, linguistics, research)
layman (esp. as opposed to a Buddhist monk); laity; local manners; modern customs; common; popular
mysterious presence; mysterious atmosphere; aura of mystery
to tower over the surroundings
sneer; derision; scornful laugh; cold smile
well, ...; right, ...; so; then; that way (would mean ...); if that is the case