snake; serpent; large snake
to wind; to coil; to envelope; to shroud; to outflank; to skirt
experienced person; person who has had a particular experience
ideal; perfect; most suitable; just right
the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; as soon as; whether or not
one jump; one flight; (at) once; (in) one stroke
one's station in life; one's personal history; one's circumstances; one's lot; one's destiny; one's future
when; at what moment; what time
strangeness; abnormality; disorder
immunity; immunization; immunisation; being hardened (to); being unaffected (by); being accustomed (to)
resistance (e.g. to antibiotics); tolerance (e.g. drug tolerance)
it is, isn't it?; I know, right?; innit?
to sew; to stitch; to weave one's way (e.g. through a crowd)
(with) only the clothes one happens to wear
to soak into; to permeate; to penetrate
sudden; unexpected; unpredictable; unforeseen
wild; uninhibited; extravagant; rampant
arrest; apprehension; capture
to stop; to cease; to come to an end; to cut off
when push comes to shove; when needed; when necessity arises; when the moment arrives
common sense; common knowledge; common understanding
bonds (between people); (emotional) ties; relationship; tether; fetters
easy; simple; easygoing; lighthearted; simplistic
difference in temperature; difference in degrees of enthusiasm, interest, commitment, etc.
awareness of the issues; (having a) critical mind; concerns
paralysis; palsy; numbness; stupor
to conceal; to keep secret; to cover up
to slip into; to crawl into (under); to conceal oneself (under); to sneak into; to infiltrate
firm; determined; resolute; conclusive
appeal; call for something; request; axiom
-like; pseudo-; comical character who mocks or apes the main character (in Japanese performing arts); (arch.) criticism; (arch.) censure
does not seem; unlikely; improbable
to weaken; to grow weak; to be downcast; to be dejected; to be troubled; to be at a loss
to dominate; to prevail; to be superior to; to get ahead of; to get the upper hand
zabuton (flat floor cushion used when sitting or kneeling; usu. rectangular)