villain; baddie; the villain's part
reading comprehension; ability to read and understand
all over; all over the place; everywhere
first of all; to begin with; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
and so on; and so forth; et cetera; comment; criticism
abdomen; belly; womb; one's mind; one's real intentions; courage; nerve
various; varied; diverse; all sorts of
digestion (of food); digestion (of information); assimilation; consumption; absorption; (arch.) losing one's form and turning into something else
boss; leader; head; boss (difficult enemy, usu. at the end of a section or level)
aaah!; oooh!; oh no!; oh boy!
to gape; to open one's mouth wide
indicates supposition; if ... then; when; (typically after someone's name) indicates exasperation
platform; podium; (ceremonial) mound; world (of haiku, art, etc.); (literary) circles; (arch.) mandala
in terms of both ... and ...; from the perspective of ... as well as ...; whether it be ... or ...
really; very; extremely; (not) anything; (not) at all; (not) a bit
ugly; unattractive; unsightly; unseemly
false accusation; pretext; picking a quarrel; committing oneself
to jump up; to spring up; to jump (market, price, etc.); to rise sharply; to act rashly; to jump the gun
jump; jumping event (skiing, track and field); jumping (to another page after clicking a hyperlink); jump (in price); sudden rise
back; backing; going backwards; background; backdrop; backhand; backer
handling (e.g. knife, reins); control; use; dealing with (e.g. customers); management; disposal (esp. sale of goods)
to harden; to freeze; to put together; to collect; to make secure; to stabilize; to fortify
cobra twist; abdominal stretch
to jar; to creak; to grate
clever; smart; sharp (ear, etc.); sensitive; discerning
to struggle; to writhe; to wriggle; to act frantically; to make desperate efforts
to screw up; to put the screws on (a person); to constrict (someone, something)
perfect; perfection; perfect game
very; extremely; terrible; horrid; remarkable; extraordinary
perfect; complete; flawless
number of articles; quantity
figure; form; figurine; model figure; figure skating
release; unleashing; liberation; deallocation (of computer memory)
ability; gift; talent; sai; traditional unit of volume, approx. 1.8 ml
to trap (into a difficult situation); to put (in a fix); to capture (a castle, fortress, etc.); to take; to drop (something) into