mole cricket (esp. the Oriental mole cricket, Gryllotalpa orientalis)
playing; play (margin between on and off, gap before pressing button or lever has an effect)
self and others; this and that; both sides; oneself and one's opponent; he and I
learning by ear; memory of having heard something before
root; joint; base; crotch
shade; shadow; behind (something); other side; background; behind the scenes
with no physical defects; in perfectly good health; sound in wind and limb
worn-out; ragged; crumbling; dry and crumbly; falling (in drops or clumps); scattering
here and there; all around; everywhere; to get things in the wrong order (back to front); to become muddled up
(lit.) blood flows; to have the blood of ... running in one's veins (artist, warrior, etc.); to be born with particular skills, characteristics, etc.; to have something "in one's blood"
slowly; inefficiently; tardily; dawdling
to sprain; to twist; to dampen (enthusiasm); to discourage; to dishearten
to advance on; to close in; to march on; to descend on (the enemy); to move towards; to surge forward (crowd, wave of nostalgia, wave, etc.)
to crawl; to creep; to slither; to wriggle; to trail (of vines, flowers, etc.); to spread
hard (on the ears); offensive (to the ear); rasping; rough; harsh; grating
scornful laughter; ridicule; derision; sneer
to change into; to be transformed; to be transfigured; to transform; to alter; to convert
to fall to one's knees; to go down on one's knees (e.g. to express respect)
to visit; to call on; to arrive (season, time, situation, etc.); to come; (arch.) to make a sound; (arch.) to send a letter
aloneness; loneliness; solitude
response (felt in the hands); resistance; reaction; response; effect
to disappear (of people or animals); to go (away); to leave; to no longer exist
trace; vestige; mark; sign; evidence
counter for waves (of a repeated occurrence)
to step aside; to move (i.e. out of the way); to make way; to resign; to retire; to quit
to give one's life; to lay down one's life
had enough; flatly refusing; wouldn't do for anything; begging pardon
mysterious power of words to alter reality
that; he; she; that person
leaving behind; desertion; abandonment
audience; attendance; hearers
to go against; to fight against; to oppose; to resist; to deny
to be able (to do); to be capable (of doing)
all creation; all nature; all the universe
stars; the stars and planets; celestial bodies
infinity; infinitude; eternity; infinite; limitless
or something; for instance ... (though there are other suitable options); ... or ...; as soon as; right after; while still
to decrease (in size or number); to diminish; to abate