biting louse (any louse of order Mallophaga); small winged insect (esp. a flying ant or termite)
to be blurred (due to motion; of a photo, video, etc.); to be shaken (of a camera); to waver (in one's beliefs, policy, etc.); to shift (position); to be slightly off
old; aged; long; since long ago; of the distant past; long-ago
to come unstuck from; to peel off; to come off
size; dimension; large and small (sizes); various sizes; daishō (matched pair of long and short swords); large and small drums; long months and short months
to have a hole; to be pierced (with a hole)
tranquil; calm; quiet; mild (weather); balmy
grassy field; grassland; meadow; grass-covered plain; savannah; prairie
stars; the stars and planets; celestial bodies
to inlay; to set; to stud (e.g. star-studded sky); to enchase (something) with; to mount (gems)
encroachment; invasion; erosion (e.g. of market share, rights); erosion; corrosion
to grow up; to become an adult; to become big; to grow in size
(not) even a little bit; (not) in the slightest; (not) one bit
because of; owing to; due to
to be stubborn; to be obstinate; to be perverse; to not give in
to become known; to come to light; to be known; to be understood; to clearly not amount to much; to be insignificant
to falter; to flinch (from); to recoil (from); to quail (at); to be intimidated; to feel daunted
to wind; to coil; to envelope; to shroud; to outflank; to skirt
strain; deformation; warp; harmful effects; strain; stress
one (esp. of two); the other; on the one hand; on the other hand; whereas; although
feeling uneasy; very worried; very anxious; on tenterhooks; on pins and needles
control (of a machine, device, etc.); control (over an opponent, one's emotions, etc.); governing; management
carefully; closely; very; extremely; have no choice; cannot be helped
to work too hard; to try too hard; to strain oneself; to overdo it; to go too far
acting rashly; running wildly; runaway (process); reckless baserunning
shh!; sh!; shush!; shoo!; go away!
in the end; at the end of the day
desperation; despair; self-abandonment
-itis (indicating an inflammatory disease)
to jar; to creak; to grate
drumming (noise); beating; rapidly; quickly; continuously; one after the other
to warp; to bend; to contort; to be perverted; to be warped (of a view, mind, etc.); to be distorted
becoming red-hot; red heat; scorching heat; burning (love); passionate (e.g. debate); ardent
large; big; great; prominent; -sized; as big as; university
crisis; critical situation; emergency; pinch
to crack; to get cracked; to develop a crack; to develop a fissure