defense; defence; safeguard; protection
to defend against; to protect against; to prevent; to avert; to avoid
penetration; permeation; transmission
splinters of glass; glass shards
to cut off; to cut up; to tear to pieces
dense (e.g. fog, dust, etc.); thick; vague (as in being unable to think clearly); dim
to flick off; to give (someone) the flick; to send (something) flying; to hit (a person); to knock down
to get blurred; to get hoarse; to get husky; to graze; to scrape
desperate situation with no escape; being driven into a corner; being cornered; last extremity
unhurt; uninjured; flawless (e.g. gem); unblemished; spotless (e.g. reputation); faultless (e.g. performance)
calm; composed; leisurely
to be strangled; to be constricted
remarkable; striking; obvious
Japanese barberry (Berberis thunbergii)
back side; back end; posterior; rear
sharp pain; acute pain; intense pain
choking; suffocating; stifling; oppressive; heavy
to be torn off; to come off; to be torn to pieces; to be torn to shreds
to rush on; to attack; to swoop down on
to struggle; to writhe; to wriggle; to act frantically; to make desperate efforts
to float in the air; to be unfinished; to be unsettled; to be undecided
swaying (only once, in a large, slow motion); relaxedly
piling up; multiple layers
having wounds all over one's body; being wounded all over; receiving a drubbing; being subjected to a barrage of criticism
appearance; air; condition; state; form
just like; (virtually) no different from; (almost) the same as; as good as (e.g. dead, settled)
about to start out; just about to leave or go out; outing; trip
charred; burnt black; scorched black
restoration; repair; mending
to be hideously burned; to be burned raw
part (esp. of the body); region; site; cut (of meat)
serious wound; serious injury
to watch steadily; to stare
to break (into pieces); to be broken; to collapse; to crumble; to become less formal; to throw off reserve
cane; walking stick; staff; wand
to stab; to thrust (into); to plant (in the ground); to stick upright
to crumble down; to tumble down; to fall in