snake; serpent; large snake
(physical) form; shape; visage; (facial) features; form (as opposed to substance); manner (of action); (resultant) state
poor (at); weak (in); not very good (at); not one's cup of tea; not one's favorite
to jump up; to leap up; to fly up (into the sky); to soar up; to jump ahead; to skip ahead
(I) will; (I) shall; let's; (I) wonder (if); might it be (that)
tomfoolery; foolish act; nonsense; fool; idiot
form; shape; state; condition; letter; correspondence
tail (of an animal); tail end; tip
tightly; tautly; (springing, straightening) up; suddenly; intuitively; instinctively
living thing; living creature; animal; life
to have one's breath taken away; to gasp (in surprise, wonder, etc.); to have one's breath catch in one's throat; to gulp
undine; Undine (1811 German novella by Friedrich de la Motte Fouqué)
superior (in rank); top; higher order (e.g. byte); host computer (of connected device)
kind; sort; species; species
natural features; topography; climate; spiritual features
university or college offering four-year programs; the big four ...; the four major ...
to make an appearance; to show up
hardly any; almost nonexistent; very little
several; a few; number; quantity; counting; calculation; number
unclear; obscure; unknown; unidentified; ignorance; lack of wisdom
summons; subpoena; citation; summoning (a spirit, demon, etc.); evocation; invocation
teacher; master; religious leader; specialist; five-battalion brigade comprising 2500 men (Zhou dynasty Chinese army)
what with A and B; such things as A and B; A and B and so on; denotes uncertainty
demon; devil; evil spirit; monster; goblin; apparition
setting (someone) to work; employment; using; causative
rare; uncommon; unusual; rare; lightly cooked
magical powers; supernatural powers; spell; charm
living thing; organism; creature; biology
why; how; for what reason
crude; rough; plain; careless; disrespectful; without proper care
down to earth; reasonable
indeed; really; very; extremely; absolutely; certainly
naming (esp. of a commercial product or company); branding
gossip; corner of the mouth
to eat up (completely); to put down (a rebellion); to suppress; (arch.) to make flat; (arch.) to level out
synthesis; combination; general; combined; synthesis; colligation
seal; to seal (e.g. a letter); to affix a seal; to seal up
hokora; small wayside shrine
flow of time; flux of time; lapse of time; current of the times; trend of the times
to be buried; to be covered; to overflow; to be crowded; to be repaid (e.g. debt); to be replenished