yellow; high-pitched (voice); shrill
target; object (of worship, study, etc.); subject (of taxation, etc.); coverage
to fire from a job; to dismiss; to discharge; to behead
bluff; false show of power; bold front
getting closer; drawing nearer; being not much different; being near (age, skill, etc.); becoming close (i.e. friendly); becoming intimate
to get blurred; to get hoarse; to get husky; to graze; to scrape
mutant strain; mutated variant; mutant species
interior; backwoods; hinterland; back regions
one's own strength; one's own efforts; self-salvation
sentence-ending particle expressing doubt; sentence-ending particle expressing a rhetorical question
one clap; one beat; one mora (taken as a unit of time)
to be late; to be delayed; to fall behind (in a race, one's studies, etc.); to lag behind; to be bereaved of; to be preceded by (someone) in death
to breathe in; to inhale; to suck; to sip; to absorb; to soak up
important; serious; valuable; precious; serious matter; major incident
which; where; all; both; anyway; anyhow
I've heard that ...; rumour has it that ...; it appears as if ...
calamity; disaster; accident
knee; lap; knee and thigh (while sitting)
to break; to fracture; to fold; to bend; to make (origami); to interrupt
even if; no matter (what); if; though; although; supposing
to crouch; to squat; to cower
right away; without delay; as soon as possible; very soon
to take flight; to disappear
to cite as an example; to refer to; to quote
cowardly; craven; unfair; mean; sneaky
special someone; special person; precious one; significant other
dishonor; dishonour; disgrace; shame
to content oneself with; to be resigned to (one's fate); to be contented (satisfied) with (one's lot)
to sit down hard; to sink down to the floor
rattling; clattering; trembling; shivering; whining; grumbling
to grab (someone) by the collar; to seize (someone) by the lapels
to rock; to shake; to swing
at once; immediately; right now
scolding; rebuke; reprimand; fierce encouragement; exhorting
large drop (of rain, sweat, tears, etc.); large grain-like object (e.g. grape, cherry)
shivering; trembling; shuddering; shaking
please; I beg you; for mercy's sake
to look into; to peep into; to peer into
to look (stare) back at (someone); to look at again; to re-examine; to prove oneself superior (to someone who had previously been condescending); to put a person to shame; to look back (behind oneself)