to destroy; to demolish; to disturb; to put into disorder; to relax (one's pose); to make oneself at ease; to break (a bill)
nape of the neck; back of the neck; scruff of the neck
deterioration; getting worse; worsening; aggravation; degeneration; corruption
slanting; tilted; sloping; distorted (feeling); slanted (e.g. view of the world); bad (mood)
to incline toward; to slant; to go down (sun, moon); to sink; to decline; to wane
in addition; furthermore; above (which); on top of (which)
one's body; one's person; oneself; one's appearance; one's place (in society, etc.); one's position
to leave (in someone's keeping); to put (in someone's care); to put (someone) in charge of; to leave (a matter) in someone's hands; to lean on; to put one's weight on
I'm sorry; my apologies; excuse me; pardon me
dignity; majesty; solemnity; gravity
(in) his way; peculiar to him
to rise; to raise up; to straighten up; to sit up; to stand up
blushing; getting red in the face; embarrassment
to get used to seeing; to become accustomed to seeing; to be familiar with
to spit out; to eject; to dump
to try; to attempt; to have a go (at)
all kinds of things; various things; large number of people
something; something or other; so-and-so; somehow (handling, dealing with something); anyhow; one way or another
to cut; to slit; to cut open
staring (e.g. eyes); goggling; glaring
(small) knife; short sword; small sword
to flash (e.g. lightning); to flicker; to flutter (e.g. flag); to wave; to flash into one's mind (e.g. an idea); to come to one suddenly
to desire; to wish; to beg; to request; to have something done for oneself
suspicious-looking; fishy
pressure; oppression; suppression
to say no more; to sink into silence
lying face down; lying on one's face; placing upside down; placing face down
then; and (then); in that case; if so
stickily; glutinously; persistently; insistently; tenaciously
sermon; preaching; homily; remonstration; scolding; lecturing
to abuse (verbally); to curse at; to shout abuse at; to speak ill of
consciousness; awareness; relief; calm
sweat; perspiration; moisture; condensation; gulp; oops
to wipe; to mop up; to get rid of (an impression, feeling, blemish, etc.); to dispel (e.g. shame); to erase
hole; opening; pit; hollow; burrow; den; deficit
smell; scent; aura; whiff; faint, mist-like pattern along the temper line of a Japanese sword
to erase; to rub out; to turn off (a light, TV, heater, etc.); to switch off; to extinguish (a fire, candle, etc.); to put out; to remove (a smell, pain, etc.)
cross-examination; close questioning; demanding an explanation
stinking; smelly; suspicious; fishy; hammy (acting); over-the-top; clumsy
to be saved; to be rescued; to escape harm; to be spared damage; to be helped; to be saved trouble
oxygen deficiency; oxygen shortage; lack of oxygen
hiding; concealing; being hidden; pocket