tender; kind; gentle; graceful; affectionate; amiable
to stroke; to caress; to brush gently; to comb (hair); to smooth down
satisfaction; contentment; sufficient; satisfactory; satisfying (an equation)
to spread (of a rumour, news, etc.); to travel; to be handed down (from generation to generation); to be passed down; to be introduced (to a country, region, etc.); to be brought; to be conveyed (of a feeling, impression, etc.)
surely; undoubtedly; sternly; severely; having no slack; rigid
thanks; gratitude; appreciation; thankfulness
to convey; to report; to transmit; to communicate; to tell; to impart
to hold in one's arms (e.g. a baby); to embrace; to have sex with; to make love to; to sit on (eggs); to brood
to believe; to believe in; to place trust in; to confide in; to have faith in
to decide to; to pretend that; to make a practice of doing; to make it a rule to
entrance; entry; gate; approach; mouth
terrible; dreadful; tremendous; terrific; appalling; shocking
what; what sort of thing; everything; anything; what (on earth)?; what's the meaning of this ...?
scene; spectacle; sight; view
though; although; be that as it may; nonetheless
very; extremely; exceedingly; top; highest; best
proper; respectable; decent; (arch.) entirely; (arch.) completely; (arch.) wholly
snake; serpent; large snake
to come down; to go down; to hang; to dangle; to move back; to step back; to deteriorate
to bear; to stand; to restrain; to control; to forgive; to put up with
to shut; to close; to block (a street, entrance, etc.); to shut in (with snow, ice, etc.); to shut off; to consume (with negative feelings)
explosion; detonation; blast; outburst (of emotion); explosion (e.g. of anger); eruption (e.g. of discontent)
to open wide (doors or windows); to throw open; to fling open; to leave open; to keep open
to spill over and fall; to scatter (petals, leaves, etc.)
to vomit; to throw up; to feel nauseated; to feel sick
to vomit; to spit out; to breathe out (e.g. air); to exhale; to spend (e.g. saved money); to cough up
to raise one's head (esp. of a snake)
tooth; teeth; tooth (of a comb, saw, etc.); cog; support (of a geta)
to throw; to hurl; to give up; to abandon; to cast (a glance, shadow, doubt, etc.)
to begin to run; to start running; to break into a run; to start moving (e.g. a vehicle); to take off; to get under way
something; something or other; so-and-so; somehow (handling, dealing with something); anyhow; one way or another
to escape to a safe place; to make one's getaway; to effect one's escape; to make good one's escape
to jump out; to leap out; to appear (suddenly); to emerge; to protrude; to project
(in) the air; midair; sky
to look out over; to survey (scene); to take an extensive view of
to get used to seeing; to become accustomed to seeing; to be familiar with
frantic; frenetic; inevitable death; brinkmate (inevitable checkmate)
previously; before; first; before (something or someone else); beforehand; in advance
to descend (e.g. a mountain); to go down; to alight (e.g. from bus); to get off; to step down; to retire; to be granted
appearing that; seeming that; looking like; having the appearance of
miniature; miniature figure; miniature model