to crawl; to creep; to slither; to wriggle; to trail (of vines, flowers, etc.); to spread
elementary school student; primary school student; grade school student
mostly; almost; nearly; roughly; approximately; about
victim; injured party; sufferer
end; verge; extremity; miss; failure; blank (e.g. lottery ticket)
(one's) older sister; (one's) elder sister; girl
astonishment; amazement; surprise; fright; shock
mole cricket (esp. the Oriental mole cricket, Gryllotalpa orientalis)
hiss (esp. cat); sizzle; whoosh
unnatural; artificial; false; forced (e.g. smile); empty (e.g. compliments)
(inflected) end of a word; end of a sentence
older sister; elder sister
after a short while; not long after; soon; before long; shortly thereafter
old furniture; curios; secondhand goods
lump; mass; group; crowd; embodiment (of an idea, quality, feeling etc.); personification
to be solved; to be resolved; to loosen; to come untied; to be removed (of restrictions); to be lifted (e.g. a ban)
darn it!; darn!; oops!; oh dear!; oh no!
covering; protection; backing; relief
(my) wife; inside the home; one's family
preventing (someone) from leaving; confinement; keeping indoors; being stranded; grounding
struggling; pawing (e.g. horses' hooves)
corresponding to (in meaning, function, etc.); being equivalent to; appropriate; suitable; to be proportionate to; to be in keeping with
skill; dexterity; master hand
behind; in the rear; in back
as a matter of fact; to tell the truth
(looking) over the top of one's glasses; (looking) through a pair of glasses
to squeeze out; to wring out
nightly procession of monsters, spirits, etc.; veritable pandemonium; large number of people plotting and doing evil; creepy characters roaming about
plus; addition; positive number; gain; advantage; anode
headquarters; head office; main office
standing by; awaiting an opportunity; being on alert
not exceeding; and downward; below (e.g. standard); under (e.g. a level); the below-mentioned; the following
the (one's) best pupil; the (one's) top disciple
charge; cost; generation; age; era; a representative of; on behalf of