judging from appearances; to all appearances; from the looks of it; on the face of it; apparently; seemingly
as expected; as predicted
blocking the way; standing in the way
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it,...; I mean
to serve as a reference; to provide useful information; to be helpful; to be informative; to be instructive
being settled quickly; reaching a quick conclusion; no need to say any more; no problem
to give one's name; to introduce oneself; to announce one's candidacy
tolerance; broad-mindedness
minute difference; tiny difference; razor-thin margin
being obtrusive; being conspicuous (in a bad way)
to weather (a storm, rough seas); to ride across; to get through (adversity); to weather; to load completely (e.g. books on a shelf, people or luggage in a car)
ideally; if one were to wish for more
to sympathize deeply with; to strike a chord of sympathy
via; through; by doing; by means of; using
to be settled; to be brought to an end
spurt of blood; hot-bloodedness; hot blood; ardour
with a whizzing sound; with a whistling sound; sound of something whizzing by
abdomen; abdominal region; belly; middle part
air hole; windhole; air vent; deep cave from which cold wind blows
sea of blood; pool of blood
dry and rough; desiccated; rustling
insect; bug; worm; roundworm; thing inside one's body believed to influence one's thoughts and feelings; (one's) unconscious; nervousness
dead branch (or twig, etc.); withered branch
eight (long cylindrical things)
foot; paw; leg; gait; pace; lower radical of a kanji; money
manufacturing; processing; treatment; machining
ruby; Jonathan apple; (arch.) glowing skin; (arch.) beautiful looks
easily (reach, exceed, etc.); comfortably; amply; fully; well over
poisonous spider; venomous spider; wolf spider
physiological; physical; visceral; instinctive; in one's guts
beauty or ugliness; personal appearance; looks
contrast; juxtaposition; comparison; correlation (of strata)
oozily; seeping out; very damply; humidly
India ink; China ink; ink (of a cuttlefish, etc.)
orderly; regular; systematic; well-organized; well-organised; trim
extremely gruesome; lurid; violent; bloody; fierce
to be spattered by blood from one's victim; to suffer a reaction; to receive a backlash
undulation; ups and downs; highs and lows