to get twisted; to get warped; to get distorted; to twist; to warp
Zen dialogue; Zen questions and answers
railing; guard rail; (arch.) (shining) brightly (of the moon or stars); (arch.) (flowing) endlessly (of tears)
transfiguration; transformation; change of appearance
magic tool (in fiction); magical item
backlight (in photography, etc.); illumination (of the subject) from behind
mysterious; bewitching; alluring; enticing; enchanting
physiological; physical; visceral; instinctive; in one's guts
disgust; hate; repugnance; loathing
to hold (an event); to give (a dinner, party, etc.); to feel (sensation, emotion, call of nature, etc.); to show signs of
persistent; stubborn; sticky; viscous; viscous temperament (in Kretschmer's classification); epileptoid temperament
with a scraping sound; with a grating sound; with force; hard; forcibly (carry out); forcefully; hard (e.g. food)
to rub against; to chafe; to quarrel; to jostle (with)
to retreat; to back off; to draw back; to step back; to shrink away
honour; honor; dignity; prestige; reputation; appearances
weak; feeble; delicate; frail; helpless
pride; self-confidence; thinking highly of oneself; being proud of one's abilities or achievements
immature form (of an organism); young animal
to follow (a road, path, etc.); to trace; to follow (a clue, scent, tracks, plot, etc.); to trace (a route, history, family tree, etc.); to head towards (of a situation); to go in the direction of
frame (physical structure); framework; framework (of a plan, system, etc.); structure; outline
contortion; distortion; warp; kink (in one's character); twist
renewal; replacement; regeneration; metabolism
absolutely; completely; utterly; really; simply; only
bluish green; turquoise; aqua
tiger beetle (esp. the Japanese tiger beetle, Cicindela japonica); blister beetle; oil beetle
dwindling; declining; diminishing; tapering (to a point)
critical (condition); serious
recovery; return to form; regaining one's (usual) form; demodulation
to combine parts of two different things into a new thing; to compromise; to balance out
facing; opposite; across the street; other side
to be faded; to be hazy; to be blurred; to be out of focus
ironically enough; as irony would have it; in a nice little twist