to die out; to peter out; to become extinct; to cease; to be stopped; to be discontinued
fixed number; certain number; given number; definite number
being struck by lightning; torpedo attack
broken; intermittent; disconnected
shape; appearance; collateral; obverse of an old "zeni" coin
flickering; flashing on and off; glaringly (bright); painfully (bright); prickling (pain)
crack; fissure; rift; split; chaps; skin fissure
skin; hide; rind; peel; shell; sheath
to peel off and fall; to flake away
to burst (open); to break; to split
to spring at; to leap upon
surprising; shocking; jaw-dropping
dealing fully (with); going into (issue, etc.); stepping into; alcove
to shorten; to reduce; to crumple (fabric); to wrinkle; to make (one's body) smaller; to draw in (one's legs)
flash (esp. of a camera); flashlight; very short scene in a film or TV show; newsflash
rumbling; (ringing) cadence
frame (e.g. of film, panel in a comic, etc.); scene; time block (e.g. of a class schedule)
sudden; abrupt; unexpected
imperfect; incomplete; faulty; defective
to be forced to do or experience something (against one's will); to be forced to do something because one has no other choice
sacrifice; victim; sacrifice (to a deity)
to shake off; to throw off
to coat a surface with something that adheres strongly when hardened (i.e. grout, plaster, lacquer); to cover up (e.g. truth); to varnish (e.g. with lies, rumors)
no use; useless; not fit for its purpose
to hang; to suspend; to dangle; to swing; to carry
to use up all one's strength
to throw violently against; to slam against; to strike; to thrust at someone (e.g. a letter)
intruder; invader; trespasser; raider
atrocious; fiendish; brutal; villainous
sublime; noble; high-minded
to charm; to attract; to fascinate; to entice