tightly (packed); densely; closely; crammed
to be packed (with); to be filled; to be blocked (of a pipe, nose, etc.); to be clogged; to be become shorter; to shrink; to be at a loss (for)
skeleton; skeletal structure; build; framework
specimen; sample; (classic) example; type; sample
to wear glasses; to put on glasses
to get away without consequences; to get off scot-free
threat; intimidation; menace
to be perturbed; to be agitated
heel (of a shoe); heel; bad guy; player of villain roles
to ring; to sound; to be popular; to be esteemed; to state; to insist
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...
abduction; kidnapping; kidnaping
ancestral; hereditary; handed down from generation to generation; for generations; from generation to generation
ancient times; distant past; antiquity
literature; books (reference); document
regrettable; unfortunate; disappointing; vexing
direct; immediate; personal; firsthand
feminine handwriting; woman's hand
to steal; to rob; to deceive; to trick; to graze (in passing); to skim; to appear and quickly disappear (a thought, a smile, etc.)
two (long cylindrical things)
throw; throwing; resigning (a game of shogi, go, etc.); giving up; selling at a loss; sell-off
dissection; autopsy; postmortem examination; analysis; postmortem
to jar; to creak; to grate
mouse; rat; dark gray; slate gray
to become frightened; to be frightened (of); to be scared (of)
sight; attraction; spectacle; something worth seeing
to rescue (someone); to save; to help (out of a difficulty); to save (spiritually); to redeem (from sin); to deliver (from suffering, distress, etc.)
deciding first; settling (a matter) first; first priority
to cause; to induce; to bring about; to produce
to get strong; to gain strength
to stop up; to close up; to stand in the way; to obstruct; to occupy; to fill up
final; eventual; ultimate
there being no use in arguing (about it); not up for discussion
to hesitate to; to waver; to be hesitant about
gap; opening; break; interval; unguarded moment; carelessness
to step aside; to move (out of the way); to make way