nape of the neck; back of the neck; scruff of the neck
god of death; death deity; Death
sickle; leading question; trick question; sickle-and-chain (weapon); spear with curved cross-blades; gooseneck tenon and mortise joint; (arch.) noisiness
to criticize harshly; to blame; to accuse; to urge; to press
state of mind; mentality; psychology
operation; management; handling; manipulating (to one's benefit); manipulation; influencing
encroachment; erosion; corrosion
to plant; to transplant; to instil (idea, feeling, etc.)
along; parallel to; in accordance with
to grab at; to grasp at; to clutch at
the person in question; the person themselves; said person
son of a bitch; piece of shit
to instigate; to tempt; to entice; to incite
to operate (e.g. a machine); to handle; to have a good command of (a language); to play proficiently (of a musical instrument); to work (a puppet); to pull the strings of a puppet
system; lineage; corollary; system (range of strata that correspond to a particular time period); (taxonomical) series
to desire; to wish for; to expect; to see; to command (a view of)
to carry on one's back; to be burdened with; to take responsibility for; to have (something) in the background; to be in front (of something); to be conceited
training; drill; practice; discipline
self-destruction; ruining oneself; natural decay; perishing naturally
matter of time; question of time
to take out; to produce; to pick out; to fetch; to retrieve
to tie; to fasten; to wear (necktie, belt); to put on; to total; to sum; to be strict with
to inhale; to breathe in; to suck up; to absorb; to soak up
other side; opposite side; other party
vigilance; caution; alertness; precaution; being on guard
water (esp. cool, fresh water, e.g. drinking water); fluid (esp. in an animal tissue); liquid; flood; floodwaters; water offered to wrestlers just prior to a bout
black; dark; blackish; suspicious; criminal; darkened and dirty; sooty
part (esp. of the body); region; site; cut (of meat)
to become used to seeing; to be familiar with
large; large-sized; large-scale; big
cannot (do); it is impossible that...; it is (highly) unlikely that...
abruptly; suddenly; all of a sudden; without warning
dubious; puzzled; suspicious
mental condition; state of mind; mentality
calm; serenity; tranquillity; tranquility
to keep; to preserve; to hold; to last; to endure; to keep well (food)
disorder; chaos; confusion; mayhem
one's heart; the mind; inner feelings; inmost thoughts; true motives
emptiness; hollowness; vacancy; inanity; pointlessness; meaninglessness
to be crowded; to be packed; to be complex; to go into; to put into; to do intently
amplification (elec.); magnification; amplification; making larger
the front; honesty; uprightness; decency; normality
effect; effectiveness; efficacy; effects (e.g. sound effects, visual effects, special effects)
that kind of; that way; that move; that trick; that game
to pop off; to pop out; to fly off; to shoot off; to burst open