violent explosion; bursting
to distract one's attention
to take hold of; to possess; to haunt
to pick out; to single out; to select; to extract; to draw out; to pull out
to smash; to crush; to shut down; to put out of business; to wreck; to break; to butcher
black; dark; blackish; suspicious; criminal; darkened and dirty; sooty
living thing; organism; creature; biology
to wriggle; to squirm; to crawl like a worm
to twine around; to twist around; to coil around; to pester; to hassle
connivance; tacit consent; toleration; acquiescence
to abuse (verbally); to curse at; to shout abuse at; to speak ill of
dispersion; breakup; variance; dispersion
union; coalescence; amalgamation; copulation; penetration
trouble; bother; trouble; difficulty; care; attention
to lose one's temper; to lose patience; to have enough; to be exasperated; to become irritated; to get fed up
to gape; to open one's mouth wide
tapir (Tapirus spp.); mo; mythological Chinese chimera similar to a tapir, said to devour bad dreams
to bite at; to snap at; to nibble; to get one's teeth into (metaphorically); to get to grips with; to really get into
chomping; gulping; with a big bite
to become blunt; to grow dull; to become less capable; to weaken; to falter
to make narrower; to shut (an umbrella); to shrug (one's shoulders); to purse (one's lips)
gradually; by degrees; little by little; step by step
to joke; to jest; to make fun of; to laugh at; to romp; to gambol
to eat; to drink; to receive (e.g. a blow); to be on the receiving end (of something undesirable); to undergo (trouble)
beyond expectations; beyond what one expected; not foreseen; exceeding assumptions
to eat up (completely); to put down (a rebellion); to suppress; (arch.) to make flat; (arch.) to level out
to eat; to live; to make a living; to bite; to sting (as insects do); to tease; to torment
to prepare; to provide; to set up; to establish; to organize
emergency staircase; emergency stairs
side street (often parallel to a main street); back street; alley; alleyway
swing; shake; appearance; behaviour; pretence (pretense); show; going to restaurant, hotel etc. without a reservation or introduction
to go by; to go past; to run (between; of a rail service, bus route, etc.); to operate (between); to go indoors; to go into a room; to penetrate
sweat; perspiration; moisture; condensation; gulp; oops
to grow cold (from room temperature, e.g. in refrigerator); to get chilly; to cool down
to gain time; to play for time; to buy time
to earn (income); to make (money); to score (points, victory); to gain (time); to work hard (at one's job); to labor
arrowhead; target of a flying arrow; brunt (of an attack); the very moment (when); the point (of doing)
expresses incredulousness, disbelief, irony, etc.
new face; newcomer; rookie; modern humans (from Cro-Magnon man onwards)