giant clam (any clam of subfamily Tridacninae)
one foot; one leg; one of a pair (of shoes or socks)
to hold between (e.g. one's fingers, chopsticks); to grip (from both sides); to put between; to sandwich between; to catch (e.g. a finger in a door); to trap; to insert (e.g. a break into proceedings)
firmly; solidly; sturdily; strongly; toughly
both hands; both arms; ten
to wrench open; to break open; to pry open; to prise open; to force open
gap; opening; spare moment; interval; unguarded moment; carelessness
pressure; oppression; suppression
to live through; to survive
gesture; gesticulation; motion
naked sword; drawn sword; shellfish removed from the shell
to cut (cloth, paper, etc.); to cut off; to sever (ties); to break off (relations); to cut off (a supply route, enemy's retreat, etc.); to block
release; unleashing; liberation; deallocation (of computer memory)
to inhale; to breathe in; to suck up; to swallow up (in a crowd, whirlpool, the darkness, etc.); to suck in
to climb; to clamber (over, up); to scramble (up); to scale; to claw one's way up
slightly; lightly; thinly; faintly; dimly
to become misty; to become hazy; to get blurry; to grow dim; to be overshadowed; to be upstaged
until something reaches the very limit; until the very last minute; up to the breaking point
to cause trouble (for someone); to annoy; to bother; to inconvenience
loss of strength; exhaustion; weakness
shellfish; seashell; shell
unable to move; dead in the water; completely helpless
after that; afterwards; thereafter
right hand; right-hand side; right-hand direction; (on) the right
with a click; with a snap; ornamental clip (hair, obi, etc.)
middle finger; long finger; second finger; middle toe; third toe
finger flick to the forehead
automatic transmission; AT; achievement test; alternative technology; appropriate technology; auditory trainer
(hand-to-hand) fight; grapple; scuffle; struggling (with a problem, task, etc.); grappling; wrestling
even if not; even without
plain; simple; reserved (behaviour, attitude, etc.); modest; quite; a (little) bit
just because; even if; even though
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
to draw near; to draw closer; to press (e.g. for an answer); to hound
to act violently; to rage; to struggle; to be riotous
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it,...; I mean
to bend backwards; to bend oneself back; to be taken aback
to lean over (and cover with one's body); to bend over (someone); to (stand tall and) lean on (someone); to weigh on one; to bear (heavily) on one; to lie on one
to mount (animal behaviour); to assert dominance
easily; readily; with ease; without trouble
to pin (someone) down; to hold down; to shut out (one's opponent); to keep (the opposing team) from scoring; to suppress; to control
powerless; weak; lacking physical strength; incompetent; lacking ability; powerless
hateful; detestable; abominable; amazing; fantastic; admirable
compensation; amends; redeeming feature