axis; shaft; center; centre; stalk; stem
in a daze; absent-mindedly; dimly; hazily; with a roar (of flames); with a whoosh
(looking) over the top of one's glasses; (looking) through a pair of glasses
mistake; error; fault; slip; blunder; omission
to expand; to swell (out); to get big; to become inflated
thigh; buttocks; arse; ass
the more ... the more ...; as; (arch.) while; (arch.) during; (arch.) because; (arch.) since
to be slippery; to be slimy
(any) more; further; in addition (to this); at this stage; now; now that things have come to this
natural; right; proper; naturally; as a matter of course; rightly
to rub out; to clean off; to clear away; to efface; to erase
forcing (e.g. a vote); carrying out (forcibly); pushing ahead (with); enforcement
hook (esp. for clothing); hook and eye; snap fastener; press stud; hock (white wine)
to come near (to); to approach; to be on the verge of; to be about to reach (a stage, period, etc.); to overhang; to hang over
shoal; shallows; sand bar; ford
protuberance; bulge; protrusion; rise; uplift; upheaval
sleeve; wing (of a stage, desk, gate, etc.); flap (of a dust jacket)
the senses; sensuality; carnality
city councillor; city councilor; city assemblyman
rough; rowdy; wild; rough person; rowdy person
contrary to expectations; or so we thought, but ...
person sought by the police; wanted person; fugitive from justice
evil deed; wrongdoing; crime; misfortune; calamity
100,000,000; one hundred million; 10^8
pronunciation; production of sound
queen (consort); empress (consort)
hating; strongly disliking
destination; place one stays during a trip
wrapping (something) in a bamboo mat; wrapping someone in a bamboo mat and throwing them into a river (unofficial Edo-period punishment)
sensible; perceptive; quick to understand; understanding; sympathetic
from now on; in the future; hereafter; ahead of us; down the road
fantastic; bizarre; incredible; tree tumbo (Welwitschia mirabilis)
absurd; unreasonable; extreme; senseless; disorderly; chaotic
scrawl; scribble; graffiti; doodle
to begin (doing); to start (doing)