to rise (steeply); to tower; to soar
knowledge and action; ruling a fief; ruling a territory given by one's liege; territory given by one's liege
yikes!; eek!; ook; eek; customer
tour (e.g. Tour de France)
unexpected; surprising; unanticipated; strange; unforeseen
the more ... the more ...; as; (arch.) while; (arch.) during; (arch.) because; (arch.) since
there; the spot; the place; then and there; on the spot; immediately
disaster; tragedy; tragic incident; horrible accident
to cause; to induce; to bring about; to pull upright; to help up (e.g. a fallen person)
as usual; as always; as before; as ever; still
to approach; to draw near; to get close; to get acquainted with; to get closer to; to get to know
trembling; shivering; jiggling; wobbling; bouncing
to shiver; to shake; to quake; to tremble; to quaver; to quiver
near; close (to); nearby; (drawing) near; approaching; almost here
to become frightened; to be frightened (of); to be scared (of)
hole; opening; pit; hollow; burrow; den; deficit
pish; pooh; I see; oh; indeed
to laugh mockingly; to smile with contempt; to jeer; to sneer
from ancient times; from old times; from time immemorial
than; rather than; instead of; from; out of; except
snake; serpent; large snake
god; deity; god-tier; incredible; (arch.) Emperor (of Japan); (arch.) thunder
errand; mission; messenger; bearer; familiar spirit
where ... is concerned; when it becomes; if it becomes
anaconda (esp. the green anaconda, Eunectes murinus)
like; similar to; something like ...; someone like ...
existence; being; presence
pat; tap; pop; crack; cutesy suffix applied to names
to be sufficient; to be enough; to be worth doing; to be worthy of; to do (the job); to serve
ugh (when angry, irritated, etc.); ack; ach; tsk; keh
standing up (without any support); standing
out of the blue; all of a sudden; without warning; unexpectedly
Amazon (river, rainforest, etc.); Amazon (female warrior)
to dance (orig. a whirling dance); to whirl (in the wind); to flutter (about); to swirl
to make a display of; to show off; to flaunt
stimulus; stimulation; impetus; impulse; excitement; thrill
speaking of; (I told you) already; come on
to get angry; to take offense; to take offence; to be furious
low (rank, degree, value, content, quality, etc.); low (position); close to the ground; short (height); deep (voice); in a low key
before I knew it; next thing you know; when I came to; all of a sudden
to sit down hard; to sink down to the floor
to cover; to hide; to conceal; to wrap; to disguise