to get worse; to deteriorate; to go from bad to worse; to spoil (of food); to go bad; to perish
to slip into; to crawl into (under); to conceal oneself (under); to sneak into; to infiltrate
to stand in the way (esp. with legs spread out); to block the way; to stand in the way (e.g. of progress); to obstruct
to break; to be smashed; to split; to crack; to be divided (opinion, vote, etc.); to split (e.g. of a party); to come to light
to go down and stand; to alight; to get down
staringly; fixedly; unblinkingly
to blow in (of wind, rain, etc.); to blow (air) into (e.g. a balloon); to breathe (new life) into; to inspire (someone) with; to put into someone's head; to record (audio; on tape, vinyl, etc.)
leather; leathercloth; razor
tight skirt; straight skirt
shadow; shade; shading; nuance; shades of meaning; subtleties
to etch (name, etc.); to carve (design)
distinction; discrimination; distinguishing; discernment
painting software; raster graphics editor; bitmap graphics editor
refusal; rejection; denial; veto
bamboo (any grass of subfamily Bambusoideae); middle (of a three-tier ranking system)
to carry in one's hand; to carry with one; to have on one's person; to take along (someone); to take (someone) with one; to be accompanied by
miko; shrine maiden; young girl or woman (trad. an unmarried virgin) who assists priests at shrines; medium; sorceress; shamaness
inverted; upside down; reversed; back to front
grounds (esp. of shrines and temples); compound; churchyard; precincts
to sweep; to brush; to clean; to gather silkworms
to (happen to) see; to notice; to catch sight of
and then; and so; and; so then
nasal mucus; dripping nose; snot
The Wright Brothers (Wilbur and Orville Wright)
circumstances; sequence of events; how things got this way; details; particulars
faint; fainting; losing consciousness
helpless; forlorn; hopeless; unpromising; lonely; discouraging
to push back; to press back; to force back; to (refuse and) return (something); to give back
soon; before long; in the near future
losing by being overmatched; being defeated by a stronger opponent; losing by misusing one's powers; defeat as a result of trying too hard
before one knows; before one becomes aware of; unnoticed; unawares
to seduce; to hit on; to do; to give; to present; to award
to jostle; to shove and push; to struggle with one another