to wring (towel, rag); to squeeze; to squeeze (fruit to extract juice); to press; to rack (one's brains); to strain (one's voice); to extort
exposed; scanty; bare; public; open
field of vision; visibility; view; visual field; (one's) ken
to stop up; to close up; to stand in the way; to obstruct; to occupy; to fill up
at first; initially; in the beginning
unrealistic; impractical; infeasible; unreal
whole; entirety; to begin with; in the first place; ... the heck (e.g. "what the heck?"); ... in the world (e.g. "why in the world?")
light; illumination; ray; happiness; hope; influence; power
halo (around the Sun, Moon, etc.); ring; corona
this world; this life; world of the living
smooth (of a surface); glassy; smooth (of an action, proceedings, etc.); fluent (speech); continuously differentiable
roundness; rotundity; mellowness; maturity
very difficult to ...; nearly impossible to ...
phantom; vision; something fleeting; short-lived dream; fabled item; mythical thing
opportunity; occasion; (arch.) order; (arch.) sequence; (arch.) successor
vivid (memory, description, etc.); fresh; graphic; fresh (blood, scar, etc.); still new; recent
vivid; bright; brilliant; skillful; skilful; adroit
to pull; to tug; to draw (attention, sympathy, etc.); to attract (e.g. interest); to draw back (e.g. one's hand); to draw in (one's chin, stomach, etc.); to draw (a card, mahjong tile, etc.)
hard; solid; stiff; tight; strong; firm (not viscous or easily moved); safe
lower back; waist; hips; body (of hair, noodles, paper, etc.); resilience; spring
thigh; buttocks; arse; ass
to take (by force); to take away; to snatch; to absorb (one's attention); to fascinate; to captivate
the other day; lately; recently; during this period
appropriate; adequate; suitable; fitting; worthy
skin; body (in the context of intimate bodily contact); surface; grain (e.g. of wood); disposition; temperament
to wipe; to mop up; to get rid of (an impression, feeling, blemish, etc.); to dispel (e.g. shame); to erase
skillful; adroit; craft; craftsmanship; plot; scheme
to get used to; to grow accustomed to; to become skilled in; to become experienced at; to become tame; to become domesticated
manner of using one's hands
to be noticeable; to notice; to catch one's eye
to lay bare; to expose; to reveal
mistress (of the house); hostess; landlady; proprietress
new; novel; fresh; recent; latest; up-to-date
kimono; Japanese traditional clothing (esp. full-length); clothing; clothes
sudden; abrupt; unexpected; unforeseen
to attack; to go for; to come at; to pounce on; to jump on; to swoop down on
lightning; flash of lightning; lightning bolt
horizontal (as opposed to vertical); side-to-side (as opposed to front-to-back); width; side (of a box, etc.); beside; aside
to flash (e.g. lightning); to flicker; to flutter (e.g. flag); to wave; to flash into one's mind (e.g. an idea); to come to one suddenly
at the same time; at once; just as ...; the moment ...; (but) at the same time; as well as
crispy; crunchy; tearing; ripping; spirited; energetic
to break; to tear; to pierce; to split; to burst