to be purplish; to be tinged purple
to disdain; to look down on; to make light of; to hold in contempt; to scorn; to despise
to be seized with fear; to be intimidated; to lose one's nerve; to be frightened; to get cold feet; to chicken out
to wriggle; to squirm; to crawl like a worm
mucus; mucilage; viscous liquid; phlegm
to dribble; to spill; to suspend; to hang down; to slouch
opening and shutting; opening and closing
miss; failure; blank (e.g. lottery ticket)
probability; likelihood; chances
to bear fruit; to produce fruit
so to speak; so to call it; as it were
truth; reality; sincerity; honesty; content; substance
explosion; rupture; break off
toxicity; virulence; toxic; virulent; poisonous
causticity; corrosiveness
to call; to summon; to send for; to call together
drying up; running dry; running out; being exhausted; being drained
to handle well; to handle deftly; to deal with; to manage; to prepare (meat or fish) for cooking; to dress (meat, etc.)
vine; bine; bow; temple arm; connections; contacts
to clear away; to clear land; to prune; to lop off
jet; spray; injection; jet propulsion
variegated; varicoloured; varicolored; multi-coloured; multi-colored; diverse
kobold (evil spirit in German folklore); goblin
subhuman; demi-human; Argentinian (person); (arch.) American (person)
device; instrument; vessel; container; ability; capacity
moray (eel) (Gymnothorax kidako); muraenid
union; joining; conjugation
adhesive power; viscosity
until something reaches the very limit; until the very last minute; up to the breaking point
to ascertain; to make sure of; to determine; to probe; to get to the bottom (of something)
expansion; swelling; increase; growth
radical (of a kanji character)
light (e.g. colour, color)
steam; vapour; vapor; steamboat; steam locomotive
curiously enough; oddly enough; strange to tell