to rise to the surface; to come to the front; to emerge (e.g. from obscurity); to stand out (e.g. against a dark background)
mouthpiece of a telephone
to pin down; to hold down; to cover (esp. a part of one's body with one's hand); to clutch (a body part in pain); to get a hold of; to obtain
key; lock; key (to a problem); clue
vague; obscure; indistinct; hazy; ambiguous
lightly; gaping wide; suddenly; unexpectedly
once; for a short time; briefly; (arch.) one morning
to hide; to be hidden; to conceal oneself; to disappear
ridgeline; lines of a mountain ridge
shadow; shade; shading; nuance; shades of meaning; subtleties
loudly (flinging open a door); with a clatter; with a crash (e.g. of a falling structure); completely (change); utterly; louvre window (door, vent, etc.)
retreating figure; appearance from behind
to worry about (someone's welfare or comfort); to feel anxious about; to have apprehensions of
possibly; by some possibility; perhaps
refrigerator; cold; cool; cold sake
flopping (e.g. on a bed); scattering (e.g. limbs horizontally)
few; a little; scarce; insufficient; seldom
turning round; going around; turning about; surrounding; encircling
break (in the weather, esp. rain or snow); interval of clear weather; patch of blue sky; (arch.) period of serenity
to look through; to hold up to the light; to make an opening; to leave space; to fart without making a sound
cut; slice (meat, fish); fillet
in accordance with; according to; as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)
dark purple; grape (colour)
anonymity; using an assumed name
office building; office complex
overhead; above one's head; high in the sky
extremely familiar; very well-acquainted
super-; ultra-; extremely; really; over; more than
triangle; triangular shape
friend; companion; comrade; accompaniment; companion (e.g. book); complement
mode (musical mode, mode of probability distribution, state of physical system); fashion