ball; ball (pitch delivered outside the strike zone); board (cardboard, pasteboard, etc.)
quick change (of costume); quick transformation; turning suddenly into; (sudden) metamorphosis
heavy blow; thump; wallop; belt; whack
klop; klunk; whonk; with a heavy impact; forcibly
oscillation; vibration; swing (e.g. of a pendulum)
in that way; like that; that way
dual personality; split personality
paranormality; anomalous phenomenon
possession (by a spirit, demon, etc.); dependence (on)
pit of one's stomach; bottom of one's heart; one's true feelings; one's innermost thoughts
(using) one's whole body; (putting in) all one's efforts; (exerting) all one's energies
earth; ground; the solid earth; the (vast) land
to breathe heavily (e.g. with much movement of the shoulders)
seeming; giving the appearance of; giving one the feeling of
to strain (e.g. one's nerves); to be on edge; to be tense (of an atmosphere); to cover completely (e.g. with tiles, ice, etc.); to spread over; to become covered (in)
to invade; to raid; to infringe; to encroach; to harm; to afflict
to live (on, by, etc.); to lead a life; to make a living; to earn a livelihood; to spend one's time (doing); to pass one's days (doing)
bright light; hope; bright future; light emanating from a buddha or bodhisattva, symbolizing their wisdom and compassion
to torment; to punish; to treat harshly; to beat up; to give a drubbing; to cause damage to
going straight home (without first returning to one's workplace); returning home directly
dissatisfied-looking; looking discontented
as much as possible; unbeatably; unsurpassably
specimen; sample; (classic) example; type; sample
pin (esp. for mounting insects); setting pin
breast; chest; pit of the stomach; solar plexus; epigastrium
to swallow; to gulp down; to understand; to grasp; to engulf; to swallow up
to divide; to separate; to partition; to punctuate; to mark off (with a comma); to insert pauses (between words or phrases when reading aloud)
to speak words (of); to speak (to); to say (something); to say some (kind, comforting, etc.) words
pattern; design; body build; figure; essential qualities; character
to be slippery; to be slimy; (arch.) to behave charmingly; (arch.) to walk merrily
to wipe off; to wipe out; to expunge
(one) matter; (one) item; (one) case
sensitive; alert; aware; susceptible
to listen carefully; to strain one's ears
not feeling like doing ...; having no mind to ...; being in no mood for ...; having no intention of ...
good policy; wise policy; best plan
to fall completely silent; to become still as death
to stop (in one's tracks); to come to a stop; to halt; to pause; to stand still
to cease; to stop; to be over
succeeding; following; trailing; next
to get impatient; to become irritated; to fret; to chafe