difference; variation; difference
jam-packed; packed in like sardines
cannibalism; biting (someone); man-eating (e.g. tiger); cannibalistic
demon; devil; evil spirit; monster; goblin; apparition
close thicket; dense forest; jungle; amazon.com
to loiter; to putter; to prowl; to wander about; to roam about; to knock around
terrible; dreadful; terrifying; surprising; startling; tremendous
weapon; arms; ordnance; weapon (something used to gain an advantage); asset
(not) anyone; (not) a single person; no one; nobody
how long; how much; to what extent
shield; buckler; escutcheon; pretext
to entrust (a matter) to; to leave to; to abandon oneself to (e.g. pleasure); to yield to (e.g. anger); to devote oneself to
being familiar with; having a thorough knowledge of; being well-informed about
essence; quintessence; spirit; soul; heart; pith
to arrive at (after a struggle); to finally reach; to find one's way to; to finally hit on (e.g. an idea)
shellfish removed from the shell; shucked shellfish
indeed; really; absolutely; truly; actually; very
to push away; to thrust aside; to detach oneself from; to keep away from; to act coldly; to do without emotion
uninterested; unconcerned; plain; light; flowing gently
it cannot be helped; there's nothing for it; it's no use fighting back; it's hopeless; there is no way out of it
decision; determination; resolution
antipathy; antagonism; animosity; revulsion; ill feeling
to bite (at); to snap at; to snap at (someone); to flare up at; to jump down (someone's) throat
to reach; to amount to; to be up to the task; to come up to; to compare with; to be a match (for)
to trace (drawing); to follow; to imitate; to copy; to reproduce
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
to shake (from fear, cold, excitement, etc.); to shudder; to tremble
getting mixed up in; getting embroiled in; involvement; entanglement; by-blow
sometime; someday; one day; some time or other; the other day; in due course
the Rat (first sign of the Chinese zodiac); hour of the Rat (around midnight, 11pm to 1am, or 12 midnight to 2am); north; eleventh month of the lunar calendar
clear fall (weather); clear autumn
festival; feast; harassment by an Internet pitchfork mob; online shaming; galore (as in "goals galore"); frenzy
blood; blood; ancestry; (the) blood; feelings
conquest (of a difficulty, illness, handicap, etc.); overcoming; bringing under control; subjugation; victory over
circumstances; condition; to arrange; to manage; to lend money; to raise money
by the way; incidentally; sometimes; occasionally; precisely (at that time); exactly