four-legged; four-footed; (four-legged) animal; beast
silicon (Si); silicone (synthetic polymer)
immediate; prompt; quick; rapid; urgent; pressing
involuntarily; reluctantly; against one's inclination; against one's will; as a matter of unpleasant necessity; despite oneself
a handful (of); small amount (of); small number (of); trouncing; crushing
balance of power (in a relationship); power dynamic
to be taken aback; to be dumbfounded
medicine; drug; chemical agent (e.g. pesticide, bleach, lubricant); chemical
process; procedure; sequence; protocol; instruction
reserves (esp. troops); reserve army; potential members of some group (e.g. the elderly); people at risk (e.g. of a medical condition); wannabees
full of strength; haughty; pompous
to make one's rounds; to patrol
kidnapper; kidnaper; abductor
to breathe out; to breathe; to tell (a lie); to use (foul language); to vomit; to throw up
to appease one's thirst; to wet one's whistle
to correct oneself; to restate
old-fashioned; archaic; antique; antiquated
goggling; rolling (one's eyes)
reckless; (at) random; haphazard; blind; sudden; abrupt
aim; object; expectations; prospects; something that can be relied upon; snack served with alcoholic drink; pad
wisdom; wit; sagacity; prajna (insight leading to enlightenment)
to repaint; to paint again; to paint (a different colour); to change completely; to break (a record); to redraw (e.g. the map)
old person; elderly person; senior citizen
transformation; variation; metamorphosis; modification; deformation; variety
spine; vertebral column; spinal column; vertebra
illness; condition; -pathy
weakening; emaciation; decline
contraction; narrowing; stricture; stenosis
wedge-shaped; cuneate; cuneiform
in consideration of; in deference to; out of respect for; for (someone's) sake
euphemistic; circumlocutory; periphrastic; roundabout; indirect
to write down (what someone says); to take down dictation; to take notes (e.g. of a lecture); to copy out (a text)
affable; amiable; sociable; agreeable
confluence (of rivers); flowing together; joining; joining (of people, groups, parties, etc.); union; linking up
shrine office; office of a Shinto shrine
memory; sense; experience
that kind of; of the sort; of the kind; such
suspicious character (person, figure)
to make a display of; to show off; to flaunt