spine; line of the backbone; seam down the back (of clothing)
appearing ...; looking ...; way to ...; method of ...ing; form; style
to swallow; to gulp down; to understand; to grasp; to engulf; to swallow up
encroachment; invasion; erosion (e.g. of market share, rights); erosion; corrosion
reality; actuality; hard fact
ominous; sinister; unlucky; inauspicious
bat (Chiroptera spp.); umbrella; opportunist; turncoat
bird; bird meat (esp. chicken meat); fowl; poultry
with a (sharp) creak; with a squeak; with a screech
strange; wonderful; weird; outrageous; mysterious
simultaneously; all at once; in unison
to jump up; to start up; to leap to one's feet; to fly away; to take off
disorder; chaos; confusion; mayhem
flapping sound (of wings); fluttering; hum (of insects); whizz (of a flying arrow); whoosh
undergrowth; weeds beneath a tree
to understand; to appreciate; to interpret
center; centre; metropolis
trifling; trivial; slight
to get goosebumps; to be deeply moved (so that one gets goosebumps); to get chills; to feel shivers
Buddhist priest; bonze; close-cropped hair; crew cut; boy; sonny
a little bit; a little while
rattling; clattering; trembling; shivering; whining; grumbling
tooth; teeth; tooth (of a comb, saw, etc.); cog; support (of a geta)
left and right; right and left; (asserting) control; influence; one's attendants; people accompanying one
to wave; to shake; to sprinkle; to throw (dice); to cast (actor); to allocate (work); to turn down (someone)
pressing one's hands together in prayer; triangular frame of a thatched roof; yours sincerely; yours truly
murder; killing; murderer
index finger; forefinger; first (occ. second) finger; second toe
middle finger; long finger; second finger; middle toe; third toe
putting money aside; savings; deposit (e.g. in a bank); accumulated surplus of wins; wins in the bank
scissors (in rock-paper-scissors)
maintenance; preservation; improvement
two times; twice; two degrees
without (doing); instead of; if (it) isn't done; if (one) doesn't do ...; if not ...; unless ...
stubborn; obstinate; pigheaded
subsidence; sinking; fall (of a city, fortress, etc.); surrender; fall (in position, rank, etc.); demotion
to shut one's eyes; to close one's eyes; to turn a blind eye (to); to close one's eyes (to); to die
more than anything; above all else
role; assignment; position (of responsibility); post; part (in a play, film, etc.); role