loose; lenient; lax; gentle (curve, slope, etc.); slow; weak; soft
first place; first rank; units position (of a number)
marks; points; score; number of items; number of articles
mutually; with each other; reciprocally; together; both
to dig up; to unearth; to uncover
mole (Talpidae spp., esp. the small Japanese mole, Mogera imaizumii)
to be buried; to be covered; to overflow; to be crowded; to be repaid (e.g. debt); to be replenished
escape; getting away (from); getting out (of); prolapse; proptosis
what kind of; whatever sort of; no matter what; however much
staff; staff member; stuffing (in Western cuisine); filling; stuff; materials
upper half of the body; upper body
lower half of the body; nether parts
start; beginning; starting (e.g. a race); departing; starting point
to scrape out; to rake out (e.g. ashes); to bail out (e.g. water)
to avoid (physical contact with); to ward off; to avert; to put aside; to move out of the way
to scratch; to perspire; to shovel; to paddle
mincing; chopping finely; short and repeated (movements; e.g. trembling, quick steps); gradual; bit by bit
to (make something) quiver; to shake; to tremble; to vibrate
pressure; pressure (e.g. political); arm-twisting
if it is not ...; if it does not ...
immediately; right away; on the spot
to abate; to decrease; to diminish; to shorten
to lessen; to decrease; to diminish
with all one's strength; with might and main; as hard as one can
restraint; restriction; fetters; binding; confinement with rope
pose; pose; posturing; pause; rest
to gain an advantage; to enjoy an advantage; to turn the tables (on)
very hard; with utmost effort; as hard as one can; with all one's might; for dear life; eagerly
to soften; to calm down; to be eased; to be mitigated; to subside; to abate
to sew; to stitch; to weave one's way (e.g. through a crowd)
to clatter; to rattle; to flap (noisily); to get in a panic; to get in a flap; to rush around
what the hell; oh, great!; son of a gun; holy mackerel; oh no!; holy cow!
to stop (doing); to cease; to desist; to drop; to lay off; to give up
to bend; to curve; to turn; to be awry; to be askew
second; number two; runner-up
to recognize (by sound); to identify; to differentiate (voices, sounds, etc.); to (listen and) understand; to listen to reason; to be reasonable
bat (Chiroptera spp.); umbrella; opportunist; turncoat