to break through; to penetrate; to pierce
left arm; left-handed (baseball pitcher)
grace (of God); benevolence (of Buddha); assistance; help; effects; influence
shot; charge; blow; punch; home run; try
to wake up; to awake; to perk up; to awaken (to the truth, etc.); to come to a realization; to come to one's senses
definite; final; decisive; conclusive
to stab; to thrust (into); to plant (in the ground); to stick upright
to act violently; to rage; to struggle; to be riotous
to take the form of (esp. in ref. to a spirit, fox, raccoon dog, etc.); to assume the shape of; to disguise oneself as; to change radically; to metamorphose; to improve unexpectedly and dramatically (esp. of an actor, artist, rikishi, etc.)
fear; dread; dismay; terror; horror; scare
not worth considering; out of the question
to go mad; to lose one's mind; to get out of order; to go amiss; to go wrong (of a plan or expectation, etc.); to fall through
begging for one's life; pleading for one's life
grudge; complaint; reproach
to perceive; to sense; to understand; to comprehend; to attain enlightenment
slaughter (of animals for meat); butchery
to stab; to stick; to pierce; to thrust
strongly; violently; quickly; suddenly
seeming to be; appearing to be; like; similar to; in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that
string; cord; man who is financially dependent on a woman; gigolo; restrictions; conditions
gulping down (a drink); guzzling; chugging; sloshing around (of liquid in one's stomach)
to suffer; to groan; to be worried
to tear off; to pluck; to scratch off
to struggle; to writhe; to wriggle; to act frantically; to make desperate efforts
to be mixed; to be blended with; to be combined; to associate with; to mingle with; to interest
tasteless and odorless; bland
turbidity; cloudiness (of a liquid); opacity; disorder; chaos
a little tight; a little snug; a little strong; a little harsh
constitution (physical); physical make-up; predisposition (to disease); character (of a group, organization, etc.); innate characteristics; make-up
convulsion; cramp; spasm; tic; twitch; fit
to fall flat; to collapse in a heap
(sound of one's) heartbeat
to ascertain; to check; to make sure
to become known; to come to light; to be known; to be understood; to clearly not amount to much; to be insignificant
playing; play (margin between on and off, gap before pressing button or lever has an effect)
for; for the sake of; to one's advantage; because of; as a result of
unsatisfying; disappointing; abrupt; not enough; too quick; too short
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it,...; I mean
that's true; of course; obviously
swindler; fraudster; trickster; con man
fiction; made-up story; fable; fabrication; myth