to surround; to encircle; to enclose
to imitate; to follow; to emulate
short pants; shorts; breeches; knickerbockers
light (of movements); nimble; light-hearted; cheerful; taking a turn for the better (of an illness); receding of symptoms
diligently; assiduously; industriously; beavering away
loose; slack; gentle (slope, curve); slow (speed); lenient; liberal
to stagnate; to settle (at the bottom); to deposit; to become sluggish; to become dull; to be delayed
stillness; silence; hush; calm; serenity
yikes!; eek!; ook; eek; customer
to reject; to repulse; to repel; to bounce back; to counterattack; to strike back
childish; child-like; innocent; naive
twelve; 12; queen (playing card)
to become confused (disconcerted, disorganized, disorganised); to be flustered; to panic; to hurry; to rush; to hasten
swallowing in one gulp; downing; sipping; sip; thinking nothing of one's opponent; making easy prey of someone
to dribble; to spill; to suspend; to hang down; to slouch
nakedness; nudity; bareness; nakedness; being penniless; concealing nothing
female; woman; female sex; female lover; girlfriend; mistress
to mix with; to be mixed; to be mingled
to resound; to echo; to reverberate
competition; contest; rivalry; competition (between organisms or species)
-ing and -ing (e.g. "coming and going"); doing such things as...; expresses a command; (arch.) to be; (arch.) indicates completion or continuation of an action
gradually (progress into a state); in sequence; in order; in turn
just because; even if; even though
to catch up (with); to draw level; to pull even; to be compensated; to make up for one's losses
gaping (e.g. mouth, wound); (opening) wide; snapping up (e.g. bait); biting into (food); gobbling up
while surprised; suddenly
to take aim (at); to set one's sights (on); to zero in (on)
to bring down (an animal, opponent, etc.); to kill; to shoot dead; to shoot down
to harm; to hurt; to injure; to damage
air; atmosphere; mood; situation; someone with no presence; someone who doesn't stand out at all
explosion; rupture; break off
to spout out; to spurt out; to sprout; to bud; to burst into laughter; to blow (smoke, etc.)
consequence; outcome; result; blame
to pour (into); to sprinkle on (from above); to water (e.g. plants); to shed (tears); to concentrate one's energy (strength, attention, etc.) on; to devote to; to flow into (e.g. of a river)
to go through; to pierce; to run through (e.g. a river through a city); to pass through; to stick to (opinion, principles, etc.); to carry out
to open one's mouth (to talk); to (start to) tell
one revolution; one rotation
dreamworld; dreamland; la-la land
to run off; to break into a run; to start running
to hug someone close; to hold someone tight; to embrace closely
in confusion; in a fluster; in bewilderment; sobbing; tearfully; trembling (voice)
wife; (arch.) my dear; (arch.) dear; garnish (esp. one served with sashimi); embellishment