house built on sand; house of cards
tide; current; sea water; opportunity; chance; thin soup of fish or shellfish boiled in seawater
to hold one's tongue; to shut up
to emboss; to print out; to print; to work out (e.g. policy); to hammer out; to strike (a drum indicating the end of a performance)
uninhabited area; acting inhumanly; inhuman person; nonhuman life (usu. sentient)
sidelong glance; short grain (paper)
softly; gently; stealthily; secretly; to leave alone; to leave as it is
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
to take someone's life; to kill someone
little less than; slightly fewer than; just under; weakness; the weak
certain amount; some; certain person; Mr So-and-so; (arch.) I; (arch.) me
deviant; deviate; pervert; weirdo
protective instinct; defensive instinct
to become used to seeing; to be familiar with
joy; delight; rapture; pleasure; gratification; rejoicing
to mend; to patch up; to fix (hair, clothes, appearance, etc.); to adjust; to keep up appearances; to cover up (e.g. a mistake)
to make a display of; to show off; to flaunt
sky; air; ether; firmament; the heavens
to pollute; to contaminate; to soil; to disgrace; to dishonour; to dishonor
in succession; one by one
to open hostilities; to take up arms (against)
hole; opening; pit; hollow; burrow; den; deficit
ball; sphere; bead (of sweat, dew, etc.); drop; ball (in sports); pile (of noodles, etc.); bullet
to burst open; to split open; to be bursting with (e.g. youth, laughter, flavor); to bounce; to bound
bag; sack; skin of an orange (and other like fruits); dead end; plot of land surrounded by water
explosion; rupture; break off
to ripen; to mature; to be ready for action; to be the right time (to act); to be in common use; to come to sound natural
to burst open; to pop; to split
fall; drop; descent; coming down
site; point on a map; spot
to die; to lay down life's burden
two (long cylindrical things)
three (long cylindrical things); three-of-a-kind (in a dealt hand)