weak ending; tapering; anticlimax; tame ending
existence; being; life; survival
precipice; cliff; flat head
cruel; merciless; atrocious; pitiful; tragic; horrible
dead body; corpse; cadaver; carcass
discouragement; despondency; dejection; disappointment
to climb over; to get over; to overcome (a difficulty, obstacle, etc.); to surmount; to surpass (a predecessor); to overtake
to throw oneself; to jump; to leap
to run down (stairs, etc.)
gap; opening; spare moment; interval; unguarded moment; carelessness
to breathe out; to exhale
conscious; deliberate; intentional
to betray a secret; to reveal a secret
first of all; to begin with; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
to ascend; to go up; to climb
very interesting; of great interest
anyone can see that; it's obvious that
to become clear; to be made public
lying face down; lying on one's face; placing upside down; placing face down
to deduct; to take away; to make allowances (for something); to bear (something) in mind; to ebb and flow
nakedness; nudity; bareness; nakedness; being penniless; concealing nothing
wild; freakish; madcap; crazy; hysterical
smell of something rotten; rotten smell
ascent; climbing; ascending (path); upbound (esp. toward Tokyo)
to be overturned; to be reversed; to turn over; to fall down; to tumble down; to topple over
to scream; to whine; to grumble; to complain
skin; hide; rind; peel; shell; sheath
to tear off; to strip off; to rip off; to rob (someone) of (clothes); to divest (someone) of (powers, rank, etc.)
estimate; guess; direction; bearings; registration mark (printing); approximately
relaxed; familiar; easy to access; friendly
verification; confirmation; on-site inspection (by a judge, investigator, etc.) to gather physical evidence; verification
fat; grease; blubber; lard; suet
you could say; you might say; verging on the
with profound (often hidden) meaning; pregnant with significance; meaningful; suggestive; interesting
to tear off; to peel off; to rip off; to strip of (clothes, rank, etc.); to deprive of; to divest of
taking a straight look at something; looking someone in the eyes
one's face turning pale (ashen); the color being drained from one's face
disastrous; tragic; miserable; wretched; pitiful; woeful
to conceal one's true nature or feelings; to feign friendliness; to play the hypocrite