disquieting; threatening; turbulent; restless; unsettled; disturbing
to perceive; to grasp (the situation)
to the very end; to the bitter end; to the last; to the hilt; thoroughly
I would rather; I would as lief do; strong preference
halfway; half measures; unfinished; incomplete; by halves; half-baked
broken into small fragments; smashed to atoms; fragments and splinters; smithereens
lotus leaf; vulgar; wanton
timewasting; killing time
honourable defeat; honorable defeat; honourable death; trying but being utterly beaten; being completely rejected when professing one's love
launching; launch; end (of a theatrical run, etc.); closing party (e.g. a theater show); cast party
to be unable to; to find difficult (unpleasant, awkward, painful) to do; to serve two or more functions or roles simultaneously; to contain (or combine) two or more features; to work in two or more jobs simultaneously (positions, etc.); to do alongside
shop, bar, etc. where live jazz, pop, rock, etc. is performed; live music club
to shrink back; to wince; to flinch; to recoil
out-of-place; inappropriate; sticking out like a sore thumb
Japanese parrotfish (Calotomus japonicus)
to brace one's legs; to stand firm; to plant one's feet (firmly on the ground); to hold out; to persist; to make an effort
resistance; opposition; reluctance; repulsion; resistance; drag
hard-core (music, porn, etc.); hardcore; hard core (fruit, etc.)
recital (i.e. of music, by a pupil); presentation (e.g. product launch)
a little; some; somewhat; amount; quantity; number
to gather; to collect; to assemble
big and brawny; well built; gigantic
natural; reasonable; obvious; usual; common; ordinary
stern; grim; rough; rugged; forbidding; overbearing
rivet; tack; thumbtack; drawing-pin; hobnail
bread; (sweet) pastry; staff of life; one's bread
plate; illustration; figure
log; dace (Tribolodon hakonensis)
shaved head; person with a shaved head; skinhead; shaved-headed member of a subculture often associated with Neo-nazism
ascetic monk; trainee monk
internal organs; intestines; viscera
to carve; to engrave; to sculpt; to tattoo
to meet (someone of higher status); (arch.) to be recognized (esp. by someone of higher status); (arch.) to be visible; (arch.) to be seen
variety; kind; type; counter for kinds, species, etc.
gait; walk; stride; trace (e.g. of route taken by hunted criminal); track; trail
reeking of liquor; smelling of alcohol
taking a long time; slowness; sluggishness; lack of firmness; looseness; slovenliness