to give a little chuckle; to let out a giggle
texture; grain; one's skin (lacking makeup, etc.); natural skin; surface of the earth; bare ground
seeming (to be); appearing; apparently
kimono; Japanese traditional clothing (esp. full-length); clothing; clothes
notches; serration; indentation; notched; serrated; jagged
(place of) refuge; escape; exit; way out; shelter; hiding place
dramatic turn-around; major reversal; great comeback; game changer
turning round; going around; turning about; surrounding; encircling
to seize; to capture; to arrest; to hold down; to subdue
your daughter; young woman
smallish; on the small side; somewhat small; short swing of a bat, racquet, etc.
intercept; interception; counter-attack
to spoil; to ruin; to destroy; to make a mess of
contraction; shrinking; shrinkage; constriction; deflation
floating; drifting; suspension; (arch.) wandering (about)
to fit into (a box, frame, category, etc.); to be contained within; to settle down (into); to be installed (in one's rightful place); to settle into (one's position); to take up (a post)
rumbling; (ringing) cadence
(small) stone; rock; piece of stone
dynamic lift; lifting power
masterpiece; masterwork; crowning work; one's magnum opus; work of the highest quality
early; soon; quickly; swiftly; rapidly
to mourn; to lament; to be sorry; to regret; to repent
dragon-head gargoyle; gutter spout
firing line; caustic curve
to spout out; to spurt out; to sprout; to bud; to burst into laughter; to blow (smoke, etc.)
shapeshifting (of an animal or spirit); goblin; incarnation; transformation
to fold one's arms; to stand and watch (without interfering); to stand idly by; to lie in wait; to be ready and waiting
massacre; annihilation; wholesale slaughter
to bump into; to run into; to encounter; to meet with; to clash (of opinions, people, etc.); to conflict
official name; formal name
change; transformation; inversion
as one would expect from ...; given that ... (naturally ...); because ...; for good reason; there is a (good) reason that ...
to be packed (with); to be filled; to be blocked (of a pipe, nose, etc.); to be clogged; to be become shorter; to shrink; to be at a loss (for)
outward appearance; exterior appearance; outward show; looks
ability; performance; efficiency
change of mind; inconstancy; apostasy
deep-rooted delusion; firm conviction (based on incorrect beliefs)
violent emotion; passion; fury
selfish; egoistic; self-serving; self-interested
bank; embankment; dike; reservoir; pond
private person; individual