strange; unfamiliar; mysterious; suspicious
to run down (stairs, etc.)
unprecedented; never happened before; first time in history
on the net; on the Internet; on the web
topic; subject; much talked about; topical; in the news
to ascend; to go up; to ascend (as a natural process, e.g. the Sun); to rise; to go to (the capital); to be promoted; to add up to
has never (done, occurred); there has never been an instance (where); there is no precedent (for)
to clamber; to climb with hands and feet; to crawl up; to creep up
stability; steadiness; consistency; stable
everyday; daily; ordinary; usual; routine; regular
snow scene; snowscape; snowy landscape
to be silent; to say nothing
worry; concern; anxiety; care; help; aid
fear; dread; fright; terror; trepidation; panic
to go by; to cross; to pass by; to flash across
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
part; portion; glimpse; bit
there is nothing; having nothing
bewilderment; perplexity; embarrassment; discomfiture; bafflement
powerlessness; helplessness; incompetence; ineffectiveness
dumbfounded; speechless; flabbergasted; struck dumb with astonishment
perpetrator; wrong-doer; aggressor; assailant; offender; at-fault party (e.g. in an accident)
unreasonable; irrational; outrageous; absurd
sleeve; wing (of a stage, desk, gate, etc.); flap (of a dust jacket)
proposal; proposition; suggestion
to detain; to check; to restrain; to stop
to separate; to part; to divide; to keep apart
unpleasant; awkward; embarrassing; uneasy
to shorten; to reduce; to crumple (fabric); to wrinkle; to make (one's body) smaller; to draw in (one's legs)
trust (in); confidence; faith; reliance
with a snap; (breaking) cleanly; (rejecting) sternly; flatly; smartly; (dressing up) well
to crack; to get cracked; to develop a crack; to develop a fissure
dramatic; exciting; touching; extreme
to fill to capacity; to pack; to complete; to tessellate
electricity; (electric) light
to leak out; to escape; to find expression; to give vent; to leak out; to be divulged
to bite into (e.g. rope into skin); to cut into; to eat into; to encroach; to be wedged (i.e. underwear pulled from the back, driving it between the buttocks)
organic; coordinated; working in a coordinated fashion
scale (of fish, snake, etc.); serif (on kana or kanji (e.g. in Mincho font))
to grow; to spring up; to sprout; to cut (teeth)