tail and fins; embellishment (of a story, rumor, etc.); exaggeration
hollow; cavity; dent; depression
blue whale (Balaenoptera musculus)
to run around trying to escape; to run from place to place
swallowing in one gulp; downing; sipping; sip; thinking nothing of one's opponent; making easy prey of someone
looking away; looking aside
straight; as the crow flies
abstract; immaterial; moral; spiritual; intangible
initial response (e.g. to a crisis); action in the earliest stages; initial shock (of an earthquake); preliminary tremor
operation (of machine); operating; running; working
accumulation; accumulate; store
silver (Ag); silver coin; money; silver medal; silver colour; silver color; bank
long (time); longstanding; for a long time
to blow fiercely; to rage; (arch.) to play (a flute, etc.) for fun
skin; outer skin; integument; husk; hull; shell
tornado; hurricane; typhoon
one revolution; one rotation
one's old bones; aged body
to snatch (and run); to carry off; to swipe; to scoop up (and remove; sand, earth, etc.)
bedroom (esp. one used by a married couple); sleeping quarters; inner room; room at the back of the house
riding fast; driving a horse fast
to stick into and move around; to dig around in; to pick (i.e. one's teeth)
to have a short turning radius (e.g. car); to be adaptable; to be quick to respond to shifting circumstances
slashing a sword diagonally from the shoulder
preliminary announcement; previous announcement; portent; sign; forewarning
world-destroying conflagration
water; liquid; fluid; moisture; humidity; sap
taking refuge; finding shelter; evacuation; escape; seeking safe haven