to hold up over one's head; to hold aloft; to hold over something; to hold (one's hands) out (e.g. towards a fire); to hold up to shade one's eyes, face, etc.
challenging; defiant; provocative; aggressive
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)
vigorous; cheerful; assertive
blink (of eyes); wink; twinkling (of stars); flicker (of light); blink (of light)
to knock down; to shoot down; to lop off
to push away; to push aside; to shove
to ward off (e.g. an attack); to fend off (e.g. a question); to elude; to evade; to dodge; to turn aside (e.g. a joke)
stronghold (esp. of an enemy or opponent); inner citadel; bastion
to look down (on); to condescend (to)
many; a lot of; a great number of; numerous
to become weak; to decline; to wear; to abate; to decay; to wither
threat; intimidation; menace
to shed light; to cast light
rough; crude; sloppy; miscellaneous
troublesome; annoying; complicated
to bring forward (e.g. by 3 hours); to advance; to hasten (e.g. one's death); to quicken (e.g. one's step); to speed up; to accelerate
deferment (e.g. of savings); leaving (something) as it stands; unredeemed; unredeemable; irredeemable
to swell up; to bulge; to swell (of a budget, population, etc.); to increase significantly; to balloon
intercept; interception; counter-attack
to slip into; to crawl into (under); to conceal oneself (under); to sneak into; to infiltrate
to turn a somersault; to turn over (topsy-turvy); to turn head over heels
Japanese beech (Fagus crenata); Siebold's beech
stiffening; rigidity; rigor; stiffness; ossification; petrification
to float in the air; to be unfinished; to be unsettled; to be undecided
to bend loosely back and forth; to wriggle; to be crooked
atmosphere; air; magnanimous; generous; large-hearted
to melt; to liquefy; to dissolve (in a liquid); to be soluble (in); to be used up (of money or time); to be wasted
slow motion (video); moving slowly; moving leisurely
to blow away; to blow off; to dispel; to drive away; to talk big
certainly; for sure; distinctly; clearly; firmly; tightly
rumbling (of thunder, one's stomach, etc.); grumbling; rolling (of something large and heavy); tumbling; all over the place; everywhere; idly
heel (of foot, shoe, stocking, etc.)
sudden braking; slamming on the brakes
rut; wheel track; furrow; groove; (fig.) footsteps; (fig.) wake
to overdo; to go too far; to go to excess