retreat; falling back; recession; waning; backspace (key)
to stand on end; to bristle up; to be ruffled
outbreak; spring forth; generation (e.g. of power or heat); genesis; ontogeny; development of complex multicellular structures from cell(s) in a simple state
in an instant; instantly; in a moment; instantaneously; in the twinkling of an eye
winding; meandering; zigzagging; zig-zag; in twists and turns; sinuously
to wriggle; to squirm; to crawl like a worm
to overwhelm (e.g. an opponent); to overpower; to overwhelm (someone with emotion); to move; to intimidate; to frighten
apt to (do); liable to; predominantly; mostly; ... reaps the rewards; ... takes the prize
ding (of a bell); bing; honk (i.e. sound of blowing one's nose); snort; heating in a microwave; cooking in a microwave
to take a breath; to take a short rest
to death (bored, scared, etc.); to distraction; like crazy; like mad; so much; dying (e.g. for a drink)
disagreeable; unpleasant; adverse; unsympathetic
nothing special; no big deal; doesn't matter
to rearrange (classes); to recompose; to reset; to recombine (genes)
suddenly; all of a sudden
to rain incessantly; to downpour
awfully; frightfully; desperately; violently; unduly; extremely
cover; covering; cover song; cover version; coverage; to compensate for (a loss)
sopping wet; dripping wet; sodden; drenched; soaked
itching-to-grab gesture (made with one's hands)
to tear off; to peel off; to rip off; to strip off; to skin; to flay
to pray; to say a prayer; to offer up a prayer
lump of ice; block of ice; ice floe
edge (of a river, woods, etc.); shoulder (of a road); rim; brim; fabric border (of a tatami mat, etc.); edging
to beat; to attack (an enemy); to do away with; to finish off
with a vroom; with a sudden shaking
to fall down; to fall over; to turn out; to play out; to abandon Christianity (and convert to Buddhism); to apostatize
to hang; to suspend; to lower; to reduce; to demote; to move back
to put on clothes; to wear clothes; to be the personification of
to thrust away; to send flying
trio; gang of three; threesome
place; room; margin; scope
sole (of a shoe); sole (fish)
both ends; either end; both edges; double-mindedness; sitting on the fence
whispering; whisper; secret talk; murmur