head (of a household, etc.); leader; owner; proprietor; subject (of a rumour, etc.); doer (of a deed); guardian spirit (e.g. long-resident beast, usu. with mystical powers)
true character; true form; true colors (colours); consciousness; one's senses
to represent; to signify; to reveal; to show; to express; to make widely known
fetus; foetus; embryo; unborn child
moreover; furthermore; nevertheless; and yet
to hew; to chop up; to mangle; to mince
bloody; gory; covered in copious amounts of blood; desperate; frantic
older brother; elder brother; brother (as older-brother figure in friendly and or work relationship); young man; buddy
quickly (esp. actions); suddenly (esp. wind, rain, etc.)
to run; to run (of a vehicle); to drive; to rush (to); to dash; to retreat; to flee
bookshelves; bookshelf; bookcase
gazing steadily at; observing (a person) closely; maintain a watch over
to manufacture; to produce; to raise (crops); to invent; to dream up; to create
to outwit; to outmanoeuvre; to steal a march on; to get the jump on; to anticipate; to forestall
open seam; seam that has come apart; tear
spine (of book); binding (of book)
to the end; to the bitter end; to the last; after all; it must be remembered; only
precise; exact; detailed; accurate; minute; close
reason; reasoning power; (one's) sense
to catch up (with); to draw level; to pull even; to be compensated; to make up for one's losses
distinction; discrimination; distinguishing; discernment
in the first place; to begin with; after all; anyway; beginning; start
by myself; in person; by oneself
possible; potential; practicable; feasible
hard (on the ears); offensive (to the ear); rasping; rough; harsh; grating
whether one likes it or not; whether willing or not; willy-nilly
to bring back; to restore
nevertheless; at any rate; even so; all things considered; be that as it may
envious; jealous; enviable (position, etc.)
surely; undoubtedly; sternly; severely; having no slack; rigid
right arm; right-hand man; right hand; right-handed pitcher
base (of a plant, tree, pillar, etc.); (part near the) root; roots (of one's hair); root (e.g. of a problem); source
to cut off; to lop off; to prune
left arm; left-handed (baseball pitcher)
to branch; to fork; to separate; to split; to disperse; to scatter
to expand; to swell (out); to get big; to become inflated
to wither (of flowers, dreams, etc.); to wilt; to droop; to shrivel; to fade (away); to sag
arm; skill; efforts; ability
how; in what way; why; for what reason; cannot possibly; no way
all over the body; from head to foot; all over
painful; sore; cringy; embarrassing; exceeding
it cannot be helped; there's nothing for it; it's no use fighting back; it's hopeless; there is no way out of it
to summon courage; to be brave
to join (hands); to take (each other's hands); to scramble for; to struggle for; to pay attention to; to take notice of
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?