to be disheartened; to be dejected; to be discouraged; suddenly (losing a lot of weight); looking emaciated; becoming very thin
ordinary; average; common; normal; like the average person; like most people
looking at from the corner of one's eye; sidelong glance; disregarding; ignoring; faceless ghost with an eye in its rump
to run (of liquid); to spread; to blur; to blot; to ooze; to well up (of tears, etc.)
lake; marsh; wetland; inland waters
poor; meagre; meager; feeble; scanty; shabby
fern (esp. species Gleichenia japonica); fernery
hurriedly; in a hurry; hastily; in haste
to open out (of a view, scenery, etc.); to spread out; to improve (of luck, prospects, etc.); to get better; to develop (of a town, civilization, etc.); to become civilized; to be sensible
to twine; to get tangled; to be involved (e.g. of money in a matter); to get involved (in); to pick a quarrel (with); to find fault (with)
damp ground; wetland; bog; marsh
chief; main; principal; important
water's edge; waterside; shore
tiger keelback (Rhabdophis tigrinus)
toad (esp. the Japanese toad, Bufo japonicus)
feather; plume; wing; blade (of a fan, propeller, etc.); shuttlecock (in badminton); shuttlecock (in hanetsuki); arrow feathers
to taper to a point; to become pointed; to be on edge; to be nervous; to be sharp (of a voice, words, etc.); to be harsh
tail (of an animal); tail end; tip
dragon (as depicted in Western myths)
python; Python (programming language)
razor; razor-sharp (mind, intellect, etc.); keen; astute person; person of keen intellect
before one's very eyes; under one's nose; imminence; close at hand
to put a stop to; to put a hold on; to put the brakes on; to call a halt to; to block; to shelve
inconvenient; inexpedient; unfavourable; wrong; improper; objectionable
to be worried; to be troubled
to stray into; to lose one's way (and enter); to wander into
unfortunately; at a bad time; at an unfortunate moment
marshland; wetland; swampland
diamond; (railway) schedule; timetable; diagram
one's nature; one's feelings; plain; unadorned; mere; poor
candidate; contender; prospect; candidacy; candidature; nomination