to be still half asleep; to be half awake; to be not yet quite awake
because; the reason is; if you want to know why
to surround; to encircle; to besiege; to lay siege to; to play (go, shogi, etc.)
stabbing to death; putting out
sudden; abrupt; improvised; hasty; impromptu skit; bandwagon fan
noisy; boisterous; turbulent (era, etc.); troubled
torch (made of pine, bamboo, reed, etc.); flambeau; torchlight
to light (a candle, lamp, etc.); to turn on (a light)
light; bright; bright (colour); cheerful; bright; bright (future, prospects, etc.); rosy
to speak (of something); to be effective; to be powerful; to be helpful
(a person's) appearance; looks
every person; every mouth; every entrance
separate; respective; different
with a clash; with a thud; unexpectedly (meeting someone); suddenly (ending); abruptly (coming to a halt)
with a plop; with a plonk; with a plunk; with a flop
confusion; distraction; derangement
partly open; in half bloom
clotted blood; gore; sticky clots of blood
hanging loosely; dangling limply
to seize; to capture; to arrest; to hold down; to subdue
now (esp. in contrast to the past); now at last; at present; right now
fascination; bewitchment; entrancement; dazzlement
another name; different name; synonym; alias; pseudonym; pen name
to bewilder; to perplex; to puzzle; to tempt; to seduce
prompt efficiency; immediate effectivity
accumulation; accumulate; store
effect; virtue; efficacy; impression
individual differences; personal equation
true character; true heart; true spirit
to lose; to miss (a chance, opportunity); to lose (a loved one); to be bereaved of; to concede (goals, points, etc.)
natural growth; wild growth
to plant; to grow; to insert; to transplant; to inoculate (e.g. an infectious agent); to instill (idea, value, etc.)
remote control; remote operation
incontinence; soiling oneself; wetting one's pants; discharge (e.g. of contaminants); effluence
to measure; to weigh; to survey; to conjecture; to infer; to surmise
this way (of doing); this method; this sort (of thing); this type
interference; intervention; meddling
dramatic; exciting; touching; extreme