to grasp at straws; to resort to desperate measures
scattering; diffusion; spread (e.g. signal across the spectrum)
to confess; to speak out; to disclose; to tell
material (for a story, article, etc.); information; joke; jest; proof; evidence; (magician's) trick
to make fun of; to look down on; to make light of
while; during; performed in this condition
easy; simple; easygoing; lighthearted; simplistic
to be unreasonable; to whine; to throw a tantrum
in some way or other; one way or another; somehow; only just; barely
to soothe; to calm; to pacify
suffix for familiar person
air; atmosphere; mood; situation; someone with no presence; someone who doesn't stand out at all
complete change; about-face
flaring up; burning hotly; flying into a rage; losing one's cool; opening suddenly and widely (e.g. eyes, mouth); (arch.) acting resolutely
sound of footsteps; sense or sign that something is approaching
to resound; to be heard far away; to reverberate; to shake; to come (home); to remain (with someone)
haori (Japanese formal coat)
to put on; to wear; to be clad in; to twine around; to twist around; to coil around
to drink; to gulp; to smoke (tobacco); to engulf; to overwhelm; to keep down; to suppress
intimidating air; sense of intimidation
instant; moment; for an instant
to curl oneself up; to squeeze oneself in; to be huddled
muscles and bones; body build; physique; cartilage
even though; despite; when
to stick into and move around; to dig around in; to pick (i.e. one's teeth)
sense; sensation; feeling; intuition
captain (Army, U.S. Marine Corps, USAF); lieutenant (Navy); flight lieutenant (RAF, RAAF, RNZAF, etc.)
hand; arm; handwriting; penmanship; 'shake' (command to have a dog place its paw in your hand)
to be ill; to suffer from; to worry about; to be concerned about; to have trouble doing ...; to be unable to ...
you; (arch.) your residence
to overlook; to command a view of; to look down on; to despise; to look down on
serious; grave; dignified; solemn
to occur to; to remind of; to come to mind
anything and everything; just about everything
to pierce; to stab; to sting; to bite; to sew; to stitch; to pole (a boat)
one's line of sight; one's gaze; one's eyes (looking); glance; gaze; look
to shoot through something (wall, body, etc.); to pierce (e.g. with an arrow or a look)
standing facing each other (e.g. mountains, buildings); standing opposite each other; confrontation; squaring off against (adversaries, armies, forces); standing off against