to be touching; to be moving
to deny; to contradict; to negate (esp. a sound); to drown out
special; particular; peculiar; unique
to stop; to cease; to come to an end; to cut off
to kick into the air; to kick up; to kick from below
spontaneous discharge; accidental gun discharge
to sing; to sing (one's praises in a poem, etc.); to compose a poem; to recite a poem
fireball; ball of fire; will-o'-the-wisp; jack-o'-lantern
dropping; losing; missing item; something one forgot to write down; trap; wooden protrusion from a Japanese door frame that fits a hole in the threshold, acting as a lock when closed; conclusion (of a speech, etc.)
sudden drop; sharp fall; nosedive; swoop
gurgling; burbling; bubbling; sound of water mixing with air (e.g. water welling up, pouring water, drain pipe, gushing forth)
subterranean rumbling; earth tremor
(medical) doctor; physician
face; looks; vestiges; trace
nod; inclination of the head
to strain (one's ears, eyes); to prick up (one's ears)
being concerned about or mindful of
How do you do?; I am glad to meet you
expert(ise); skill; dexterity
point in common; common term; common trait; common denominator
surprise victory; upset; coup
(with a) start; fright; alarm
no matter how you put it; whatever the circumstances may be; say what you like; no matter how you look at it
to control; to command; to get the better of
to emit a voice; to emit a sound; to be able to speak
flabby; limp; soft and pliable
near one's knee; (by) one's side; (at) one's hand; place under the protection (of one's parents, etc.); (under) the care (of); territory of a powerful person
shell (of crab, tortoise, etc.); carapace; person's back; years of experience
skull (esp. weatherbeaten, used as symbol of death); death's head; cranium
load; heavy burden; encumbrance; heavy freight; heavy responsibility
boiling with salt; boiling in salty water (e.g. vegetables)
foreign (product, esp. agricultural); of foreign manufacture
alternately sucking in and blowing out air through one's mouth while eating something hot (in order to cool it down)
physical weariness; sense of fatigue; washed-out feeling
to learn by experience; to learn one's lesson; to learn the hard way; to be discouraged (by); to have enough (of); to be disgusted (with)