to read the situation; to sense the mood
now (esp. in contrast to the past); now at last; at present; right now
dumbfounded; overcome with surprise; in blank amazement; in a daze
evil spirit; demon; devil
beginning; start; outset; at first; at the beginning; initially
ogre; demon; spirit of a deceased person; ogre-like person (i.e. fierce, relentless, merciless, etc.); it (in a game of tag, hide-and-seek, etc.); Chinese "ghost" constellation (one of the 28 mansions); very
hide-and-seek (game); hide-and-go-seek
one's turn; one's shift; one's turn on stage; screen time; screentime
full view; plain sight; completely visible
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)
landing on water; hitting the water; splashdown
to creep up; to crawl up; to overcome (a bad situation); to rise (after a setback)
succession; continuation; series; sequence
receiving; reception; eating; drinking; please; please do for me
to have legs; to be able to get around; to be a good runner
shoal; shallows; sand bar; ford
splish-splash; with a splash
body; trunk; torso; hull (boat); fuselage (aircraft)
carriage; poise; bearing; demeanor; movement (of the body)
ninja; person trained in ninjutsu and employed for covert purposes in feudal Japan
to run around; to bustle about
nonexistent; nil; none; nothing (at all); bugger-all
living person; the living
seeming; giving the appearance of; giving one the feeling of
satisfaction; contentment; sufficient; satisfactory; satisfying (an equation)
showy; loud; gay; flashy; gaudy
automatic (e.g. door, gun, etc.)
snakelike; snaky; serpentine
substitution (for someone else); substitute; stand-in; scapegoat; sacrifice
figure of a person; figures of people; shadow of a person
focusing on only one thing; obsessively; intensely; selfish; self-serving
suffocation; choking; asphyxia
to clatter; to flap (noisily); to rattle; to walk around being unable to settle down
heel (of foot, shoe, stocking, etc.)
to grow senile; to be childish with age; to be mentally slow; to be befuddled; to play stupid; to say something stupid (oft. on purpose; esp. as part of a comedic routine)
silence; being silent; quiet; reticence; inaction