contempt; scorn; disdain; despising; looking down on; slighting
thick omelette; rolled omelette
actual spot; scene (of a crime, accident, etc.); (on) site; (on) the ground; filming location; (movie) set
depravity; corruption; degradation
exaggerated; overdone; overblown; hyperbolic; bombastic; grandiose
than; rather than; instead of; from; since; except
to be involved (in); to get involved (in); to relate to (a matter); to pertain to; to (seriously) affect; to concern
irritation; annoyance; frustration
crunching; chewing or crushing something hard; hard and crunchy; very skinny; emaciated
single word; a few words; brief comment
charm; attractiveness; courtesy; ingratiating behaviour; entertainment; amusement
to feel dizzy; to have blood rush to one's head; to lose one's cool; to be obsessed; to be infatuated; to become conceited
wearisome; insipid; dull; irksome; wretched; vain
(medieval) knight; samurai on horseback
to die out; to peter out; to become extinct; to cease; to be stopped; to be discontinued
lying face down; lying on one's face; placing upside down; placing face down
one foot; one leg; one of a pair (of shoes or socks)
spine; backbone; spinal column
great difference; big difference; wide margin
to be at a loss for words
leggings (stretchy skin-tight trousers); spats (footwear accessory); gaiters
repetitious; long-winded; heavy (taste); (overly) rich; gaudy (colour, design, etc.); loud
full view; plain sight; completely visible
fear; dread; dismay; terror; horror; scare
flapping; rattling; (running) with a clatter; noisily; (falling) one after another; in quick succession; busily
desperately; for one's dear life
horned owl (any owl with horn-like ear tufts)
to throw into; to toss into; to drive (a nail, etc.) into; to hammer in; to fire (a bullet) into; to launch (a missile) at
going ahead; going first; preceding; coming before; scoring first; getting off to a lead
entrance; threshold; beginning; first step; start
mixed with; mingled with; interspersed with; dashed with; sprinkled with
contrived; false-sounding
secret techniques (of an art or skill); inner mysteries; essence; quintessence; heart
five (long cylindrical things)
grain thief; sharpened tube for testing rice in bags; sashimi (sliced raw fish); stabbing; piercing
inside; within; while (e.g. one is young); during; among; amongst; in (secret, chaos, poverty, etc.)