to take back; to regain; to get back; to recover
snakelike; snaky; serpentine
person with a lot of experience; old hand; veteran (in a particular field)
besides; furthermore; on top of that; and yet; nevertheless; even so
some; (a) little; somewhat; to some extent; in part
to keep; to preserve; to hold; to last; to endure; to keep well (food)
slow; sluggish; dull; lax; sloppy; lenient
dynamic visual acuity; DVA; kinetic vision; ability to identify objects in motion
yikes!; eek!; ook; eek; customer
body; physique; shape; form; substance; identity; field
to push down; to knock down
ball (for sport, games, etc.); kemari; type of football played by courtiers in ancient Japan
to spring; to bound; to be stimulated; to be encouraged; to pay handsomely; to splurge
to fall on one's backside
to bare one's fangs; to snarl (at)
to lean over (someone); to bend over; to lean on; to weigh on one; to bear (heavily) on one; to lie on one
insect; bug; worm; roundworm; one's emotions; one's feelings; nervousness
mole cricket (esp. the Oriental mole cricket, Gryllotalpa orientalis)
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
to press against; to push against; to force against; to foist on (task, responsibility); to impose (one's will)
charred; burnt black; scorched black
to fit; to get into; to be fit for (a job, etc.); to be suited for; to fall into; to plunge into
disgust; hate; repugnance; loathing
alteration (of character or essence); change in quality; transformation; deterioration; degeneration; transmutation
operating together; working together; being linked (to); being tied (to); being connected (with); interlocking
program (of events, music, etc.); programme; program (booklet); brochure; (computer) program; programming
startup; booting up; activation; starting (e.g. engine, computer); launch
breast; chest; pit of the stomach; solar plexus; epigastrium
to bite; to sink one's teeth into; to nip
impossible; unthinkable; unimaginable
to boast of; to be proud of; to take pride in
to accomplish; to finish; to fulfill
assailant; perpetrator; wrong-doer; aggressor
not the time for; not the place for; far from; anything but; ... is out of the question; ... isn't the word for it
to become loose; to slacken (e.g. rope); to become less tense; to relax; to slacken (e.g. coldness, supervision); to become lax; to become softer (e.g. ground, facial expression)
to churn up; to strike up; to throw up; to tip up; to flip up