worst; horrible; horrid; in the worst case; if worst comes to worst
unable to move; dead in the water; completely helpless
nailing on; nailing down; being stationary; being rooted to the spot; (price) pegging
quick; speedy; prompt; rapid; swift
suffocation; choking; asphyxia
pitch dark; total darkness
madness; craziness; insanity
to feel (as if); to have a feeling (that); to have a hunch (that); to feel like doing; to want to do
ghost bound to a specific physical location (usu. where death occurred)
very likely; very probable
material; material properties; quality of material; quality of wood; quality of lumber
to approach (one's) death; to face (one's) death
to get information out of a person; to begin listening
camouflage; disguise; pretense; feigning; masquerade
landing; going ashore; disembarkation; making landfall (of a typhoon); striking land; hitting land
sprout; shoot; bud; germinal disk (in an egg)
happiness; blessedness; luck; luckily; fortunately
to be too much for one; to find unmanageable; to be beyond one's control; to not know what to do with
to rot away; to crumble to dust; to decay completely; to die in obscurity
primordial; fundamental; basic; primitive
the defensive; passive attitude; passivity; the passive; passive voice; ukemi (the art of falling safely)
to cling to; to depend on; to embrace; to hug
half-cooked; vague; halfhearted; indecisive
outlet (e.g. for water or gas); market (for something); outlet (e.g. for excess energy); vent (e.g. for emotions)
physical punishment; beating; smacking; severe scolding; chastisement; discipline
vicious circle; vicious cycle
often; again and again; over and over again; repeatedly; frequently
apron; apron (airport); apron (stage)
to apologize; to apologise
to become stronger; to grow in intensity; to grow violent; to invite contributions, etc.; to solicit help, participation, etc.; to recruit (e.g. soldiers)
favoritism; favouritism; partiality; prejudice; bias
decisive blow; game-winning hit (e.g. in baseball)
simply; merely; only; solely
quiet (place); still; silent; inconspicuously; modestly; quietly
becoming a mere shell; becoming a dead letter; losing (one's) substance; being reduced to a formality