tread on a worm and it will turn; even a tiny bug will defend itself; even the weakest and smallest beings have their own wills, so do not make light of them
letter (of an alphabet); character; writing
sentence; composition; text; the literary arts (as opposed to the military arts); academia; statement
to write; to compose; to pen; to draw; to paint
origin; source; history; originally; from the start; by nature
whirr; hum; buzz; whoosh; woosh; whiz
flapping sound (of wings); fluttering; hum (of insects); whizz (of a flying arrow); whoosh
the old days; the past; former times; the past ten years; the past decade
great difference; big difference; wide margin
search; lookup; hunt; (item of) research; exploration; investigation
as one would expect from ...; given that ... (naturally ...); because ...; for good reason; there is a (good) reason that ...
occurrence; incidence; generation (of power, heat, etc.); production; ontogeny; development
fly (any insect of infraorder Muscomorpha); person of no worth; pisher; scrub
to eat; to live on (e.g. a salary); to live off; to subsist on
to catch; to capture; to grab; to clutch; to catch hold of (someone); to stop (e.g. a stranger in the street)
to sell; to betray; to sell out (one's friend, country, etc.); to make (oneself) known; to establish (a reputation) for oneself; to pick (a fight, quarrel, etc.)
point; tip; head (of a line); front; first; before; (the way) ahead
rhinoceros beetle (esp. the Japanese rhinoceros beetle, Trypoxylus dichotomus)
metre (unit of length); meter; meter; gauge
to breathe in; to inhale; to suck; to sip; to absorb; to soak up
only; merely; but; no more than
to run; to run (of a vehicle); to drive; to rush (to); to dash; to retreat; to flee
hand; arm; forepaw; foreleg; handle; hand; worker
passing through without stopping; passing by
to slurp; to sip (loudly); to sniffle; to sniff
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...; did not ...
very; extremely; terrible; horrid; remarkable; extraordinary
thoroughness; completeness; consistency; thorough enforcement; seeing to it that a policy, etc. is carried out without exception
wonderful; marvelous; strange; strangely enough; oddly enough; for some reason
to overflow; to brim over; to flood
outside (e.g. of a building); exterior; outside (of a group, company, etc.); outside world
the body; the flesh; the outer man; one's physique
to lose; to miss (a chance, opportunity); to lose (a loved one); to be bereaved of; to concede (goals, points, etc.)
soul; spirit; willpower; vitality; something as important as one's own life; something invaluable
brittle; fragile; weak; tender-hearted; sentimental; easily moved
maintenance; preservation; improvement
altitude; height; elevation; high-degree; high-grade; advanced
to need; to call for; to require