fantastic; grotesque; strange-looking; suspicious-looking
nape of the neck; back of the neck; scruff of the neck
physical strength; muscle strength
decomposition; putrefaction; putrescence; corruption; degeneracy; decay
to peel; to skin; to pare; to hull; to bare (e.g. fangs); to open wide (e.g. eyes)
to be injured; to sustain a wound
rock (in rock-paper-scissors); stone; ungh; gulp; rumbling (of an empty stomach); growling
groan; moan; roar; growl; buzz; hum (e.g. motor)
to become settled; to be fixed
contest; comparison; competition
surely; clearly; without a doubt; in all probability; no matter how one slices it; no matter how one looks at it
reason; reasoning power; (one's) sense
to be worm-eaten; to be eaten by worms; to affect adversely; to spoil; to ruin
aggressiveness; aggression
domination; rule; direction; management; control (e.g. over one's emotions); determining (e.g. one's fate)
control (of a machine, device, etc.); control (over an opponent, one's emotions, etc.); governing; management
to use up; to exhaust; to wear out
with a start; with a jump
painful; difficult; distressing; (psychologically) difficult; straitened (circumstances); tight (financial situation)
strength; power; proficiency; ability
to become loose; to slacken (e.g. rope); to become less tense; to relax; to slacken (e.g. coldness, supervision); to become lax; to become softer (e.g. ground, facial expression)
sole (of a shoe); sole (fish)
stopper; cork; plug; tap; faucet; stopcock
to punch; to hit and hit; to stamp out; to pierce; to bore into; to knock down walls
route; course; path; one's future course (e.g. after graduating high school)
using anything one can lay one's hands on; haphazardly; on the rebound; at random; indiscriminately
irritating; aggravating; upsetting
rest; break; recess; intermission
to be playful; to gambol; to be amused (with something); to flirt with
to break through; to penetrate; to pierce
back (esp. of a building, etc.); rear; behind
crack; crevice; fissure; chap; rift
to go under; to pass under; to dive (into or under the water); to evade; to get around; to survive
to lose sight of; to miss
to advance; to go forward; to precede; to go ahead (of); to make progress; to improve; to deepen
ship; boat; tank; tub; counter for boat-shaped containers (e.g. of sashimi)
peculiarity; uniqueness; characteristic
-smell; stinking of; smacking of; hinting of