to be on the verge of; to be about to; to be on the point of
descendant; progeny; offspring
priority; order of precedence
certain; some kind of; some sort of; of sorts
reverse rape; sexual assault by a female of a male
scary; frightening; eerie; dreadful
to accompany; to follow; to keep up with
defeat; loss; failing to live up to (one's name, looks, etc.); discount; loss (on a sale)
if anything; if pushed I'd say; if I had to say
everything; for (to) everything; (in) anything
to suck up; to absorb; to squeeze (money)
licking; lapping up; (eating up) quickly; gobbling up
to one's heart's content or satisfaction
to eat; to become eclipsed (of an astronomical object)
ratio; proportion; match; equal; compared with ...; relative to ...
doubt; suspicion; misgivings; scruples
ardent; passionate; vehement
to bend; to warp; to curve
to pull tight; to brace; to tighten
thank you (for your hard work); good work; see you; goodbye; goodnight
to show appreciation for (efforts, esp. by someone of equal or lower status); to thank for; to reward for
busyness; a lot of things to do; frequent use; heavy use (of); many uses
together with; same; both; all; including ...
approximately; about; promise; appointment; shortening; reduction
to become quiet; to quiet down; to quieten down; to calm down; to die down; to subside
show one's real ability; illustration of the distinctive character of (something)
persistent; obstinate; stubborn; pigheaded
responsibility; liability; blame; torture; torment
to intensify; to be excited; to fly into a rage; to dash against; to encourage
suffocation; choking; asphyxia
hack; inferior horse; inferior person; incapable person
gushing out (suddenly); pouring out all at once; bursting out
to temper thoroughly; to train well
to snap; to break (under pressure)
to be oversensitive; to be nervous; to be overly concerned; to worry too much
to hold one's breath (in fear, anxiety, etc.)
distinction; discrimination; distinguishing; discernment
to start; to begin; to commence
to harmonize; to harmonise; to be in harmony; to say the same thing in unison (inadvertently)
Japanese cedar (Cryptomeria japonica)
speaking by proxy; speaking for (someone else); payment by proxy; compensation by proxy; acting for (someone else); carrying out (on someone's behalf)
tightly (packed); densely; closely; crammed