firm; strong; solid; stable
to have a hole; to be pierced (with a hole)
to press down; to hold down; to pin down
to crawl out of; to creep out of
to struggle; to writhe; to wriggle; to act frantically; to make desperate efforts
to destroy; to demolish; to disturb; to put into disorder; to relax (one's pose); to make oneself at ease; to break (a bill)
riddled with holes; full of holes; full of flaws; full of loopholes; faulty
jet; spray; injection; jet propulsion
to punch; to hit and hit; to stamp out; to pierce; to bore into; to knock down walls
shuddering; shivering; trembling; being horrified; being disgusted
desperate situation with no escape; being driven into a corner; being cornered; last extremity
under (influence, control, conditions, etc. of); during (war, occupation, etc.)
as one would expect; naturally; indeed; still; all the same; after all
dangerous; risky; awful; terrible; terrific; amazing
essential; important; crucial; vital; main
to be astonished to hear; to be incredulous about; to express disbelief; who do you think you're kidding by saying (that); what a laugh!
to cross one's mind; to occur to one
childhood friend; friend from infancy; old playmate
odious; hateful; awful; horrid; revolting
yearned for; longed for; missed
anyhow; in any case; at any rate; at best; at most
way to die; means of dying; quality of one's death
worst; horrible; horrid; in the worst case; if worst comes to worst
to grow light; to become white; to turn grey (gray)
something like ...; something called ...
brave figure; valiant figure; heroic figure; gallant figure
incompletion; incomplete; unfinished
the (four) limbs; arms and legs
careless; stupid; thoughtless; heedless; unobservant; inadvertent
way of saying (something); way of putting it; wording; phrasing; language; expression
taking back what one just said; eating one's words; negating one's previous comment, opinion, etc.
living flesh; flesh and blood; physical body of Buddha or a bodhisattva
in perfect form; going swimmingly
hornworm (caterpillar of a hawk moth); (hairless) caterpillar
hurriedly; in a hurry; in haste
elegant; refined; polished; high-quality goods; first-class article
to be taught; to learn; to take lessons in
one's own way of thinking; one's independent approach
rare; uncommon; not often seen
group; (free) radical; counter for installed or mounted objects (e.g. stone lanterns, gravestones, satellites)
thruster (e.g. on a satellite)
to shed light; to cast light
acceleration; speeding up