to cover up the sky (e.g. smoke)
trigger (of a gun, etc.); trigger (for something); immediate cause
unexpressed; unspoken; implied; implicit
tenacious; persevering; persistent; sticky
to jump up and down; to hop
to soak (in); to steep; to dip; to pickle; to preserve (in salt, vinegar, etc.)
task; (doing a) bit of work; difficult task; hard work
total darkness; pitch dark; bleak future; poor prospects
pitch dark; total darkness
site; point on a map; spot
to draw an arc (e.g. with a compass); to describe an arc (e.g. through the air)
(sound effect for) collapsing; losing strength; slumping; losing balance
spread; span; expanse; extent
longitudinal direction; vertical direction; portrait orientation
photograph; photo; picture; moving picture; movie
to express (in words); to confess
spine (of book); binding (of book)
premature joy; short-lived elation
fraud; swindle; graft; saying you're going to do something but in the end not doing it; making promises without keeping them
deep pool; deep water; abyss; depths (e.g. of despair, etc.); grip (e.g. of death)
to take down in notes (meeting minutes, etc.); to apply (concepts, ideas, etc. to specific processes or methods); to drop into something (e.g. a bag); to entice; to lure
perfectly; right on the mark; spot on; enough; sufficiently; thoroughly
in drops; dripping; gently (sloping); sluggishly; endlessly; leisurely
fluent (in a language); flowing
hopping; skipping; lightly and repeatedly jumping
godan (verb, verb conjugation); fifth rank (in martial arts, go, etc.)
-like; pseudo-; comical character who mocks or apes the main character (in Japanese performing arts); (arch.) criticism; (arch.) censure
careful; cautious; wary; watchful; vigilant; prudent
infinity; infinitude; eternity; infinite; limitless
phantom; vision; illusion; extremely rare item
clap (sound of wooden clappers); chop vigorously; slight movement (e.g. poke, small bird alighting); the end; originally end of a play, marked by clap of clappers; dot (esp. typographical)
to open (e.g. doors); to open (e.g. business, etc.); to be empty; to be vacant; to be available; to be open (e.g. neckline, etc.); to have been opened (of one's eyes, mouth, etc.)
to stick up (hair, etc.); to stand up straight; to stand up abruptly; to jump to one's feet; to stand in one place, doing nothing in particular; to stand around
single seater (e.g. boat, aeroplane, airplane)
bare rock; rock surface; rock face
exposure; laying bare; baring (e.g. skin); (photographic) exposure
cavern; cave; cave system; grotto
end (of a street, hallway, etc.)
some; several; many; how many; how much; very