slowly (but steadily); gradually; irritatedly; impatiently; scorchingly (of the sun); sizzling (i.e. sound of frying in oil); sound of a warning bell, alarm clock, etc.
surely; certainly; without doubt
to swallow (e.g. a story); to accept without questioning; to swallow (food) whole; to gobble up; to gulp down
to bewilder; to perplex; to puzzle; to tempt; to seduce
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)
unexpected; unforeseen; inconceivable
to be mentally slow; to be befuddled; to become engrossed in; to become absorbed in; to become frayed and dishevelled (of hair, grass, etc.); to be fluffy
to harm; to hurt; to fail to do; to do amiss; to almost do; to come close to doing
shaking; trembling; pitching; disturbance; unrest; agitation
classical form of martial art
unmatched (unparalleled) accuracy
brilliance; luster; lustre; vividness; life
to chip; to nick; to break; to lack
piece; slice; cloth; sharpness; agility; counter for scraps, pieces, etc.
to bend by twisting; to twist; to contort; to distort (e.g. the truth); to twist (e.g. someone's words)
virtual image; false image; pretense; pretence
skillful; adroit; craft; craftsmanship; plot; scheme
to trick; to cheat; to deceive; to seduce
to make out to be; to set someone up (as); to prepare (e.g. someone for a role); to make (e.g. "a man out of him"); to frame
betrayer; traitor; turncoat; informer
to cover; to hide; to conceal; to wrap; to disguise
to pin down; to knock down; to push (and hold) someone down (esp. with sexual connotations)
escape; getting away (from); getting out (of); prolapse; proptosis
to cut off (someone's head); to behead; to decapitate
to dump (e.g. onto the floor); to empty by overturning; to throw out (the contents); to tell everything; to open one's heart; to reveal (a secret, the truth, etc.)
position (where one is standing); place where one stands; position; stance; standpoint
most interesting part (of a story); climax; good part; scenic spot; beautiful place
source (of a river); fountainhead; source; origin; root
to bend; to warp; to lose heart
to run into (room, building, etc.); to go for long training runs
to distance oneself (from); to keep (something or someone) at a distance; to maintain a distance (from)
coming flying in (of migratory birds, airborne sand, etc.); coming by airplane
to shoot through (a wall, the heart, etc.); to go through; to pierce; to hit (e.g. the bull's-eye)
to kneel down on one knee; to genuflect
continuation; succession; series; continuous
to hew; to chop up; to mangle; to mince
to risk one's life (to do); to put one's life on the line; to step forward (to do); to give one's all
to be caught; to be arrested; to hold on to; to grasp; to find (e.g. proof); to get (e.g. a taxi)
to repeat someone's mistake; to make the same mistake as one's predecessor; (lit.) to follow the ruts (of a previous cart)
to disdain; to look down on; to make light of; to hold in contempt; to scorn; to despise
to rest against the wall; to lean against a wall
clearly (standing out); distinctly; sharply; boldly; in sharp relief
to follow (a road, path, etc.); to trace; to follow (a clue, scent, tracks, plot, etc.); to trace (a route, history, family tree, etc.); to head towards (of a situation); to go in the direction of