thicket; coppice; brushwood
to make an appearance; to show up
failing to recognize someone; underestimation
easy; simple; ready; casual; off-hand; easy-going
to compromise; to meet halfway; to step up to; to walk up to; to approach
peremptorily; willy-nilly; forcibly
grabbing hold; eagle grip; tight hold
quality; value; nature; inherent quality; logical quality
low (rank, degree, value, content, quality, etc.); low (position); close to the ground; short (height); deep (voice); in a low key
shadow; silhouette; reflection; image; ominous sign; light (stars, moon)
level; standard; water level
severe; harsh; stringent; rigorous; strict; unfair
hands and feet; limbs; person at one's beck and call; person at hand; reliable worker
after all; because; but; even; too; as well
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...
unskilled; clumsy; lousy; poor; awkward; shitty
hide-and-seek (game); hide-and-go-seek
by any chance; (should) it happen (that); by some chance
playing; play (margin between on and off, gap before pressing button or lever has an effect)
misunderstanding; mistaken idea; wrong guess
respiratory tract; air duct
to be crushed; to be smashed; to become useless; to cease functioning; to go bankrupt; to go out of business
just this side of; one step short of; on the brink
to pin down; to knock down; to push (and hold) somebody down (esp. with sexual connotations)
there; that situation; that occasion; the spot (i.e. "on the spot"); immediately; then and there
falling on one's backside (behind, bottom); pratfall; mochi used to celebrate a child's first birthday; mochi tied to a baby's back if he starts walking before his first birthday in order to cause him to fall on his backside
to prick; to stab; to poke; to prod; to use (a cane); to prop oneself up with
at least; at most; (even) just
to cough violently; to have a coughing fit
to pin down; to hold down; to cover (esp. a part of one's body with one's hand); to clutch (a body part in pain); to get a hold of; to obtain
to crouch; to squat; to cower
bright red; deep red; flushed (of face); downright (e.g. lie); complete; utter
physiological; physical; visceral; instinctive; in one's guts
reflection; reverberation; reflex; reflexes
to pin down; to immobilize; to immobilise; to control; to suppress
mysterious; bewitching; alluring; enticing; enchanting
to bend; to curve; to bend (the truth); to falsify; to corrupt; to sully
to take down; to bring down; to drop off (a passenger); to let off; to withdraw (money); to use for the first time; to wear for the first time
incompetence; inefficiency; inability; incompetent person
originally; by nature; from the start
no sooner than; as soon as; immediately after; at the thought of; when I think about
to get rid of; to erase; to dispel; to eradicate; to wipe away