to dig out; to gouge out; to scoop; to ladle; to jerk (one's chin)
limbs; arms and legs; body
weird; eerie; ominous; creepy; uncanny; unearthly
idle gossip; foolish talk; yarn
gaining time; stalling for time; time-buying
to suddenly understand (esp. on basis of experience or memory); to come to mind; to recall (in a flash); to be reminded of; to call to mind; to think of
now (when it is already much too late); at this stage; afresh; anew; again
color (of an animal); body color
dark brown; colour of tanned skin
to adhere to; to stick to; to keep close to; to go along with; to get involved with; to be thick with
abdomen; abdominal region; belly; middle part
obstacle; impediment; disability; handicap; steeplechase; obstacle race
trouble; burden; nuisance; care; dependence; support
environment; surroundings; circumstances
first-person plural (or singular); second or third person plural (implies speaker is of higher status than those referred to)
family name; lineage; birth; clan
to do something in readiness for; to get something (needful) done
to cling to; to stick to; to lie flat (e.g. on the ground)
to fold up; to fold into layers; to collapse (content on a webpage, etc.)
to be born; to come into the world
falling with a splat; oozing; dripping
up in a tree; in the trees
funny; comical; humorous; ridiculous; silly; absurd
to collect; to gather; to arrange; to put in order; to make uniform; to make even
fluttering; flapping; (arch.) flickering (light, flame, etc.); frill; piece of thin material
and then; and so; and; so then
catfish (esp. the Amur catfish, Silurus asotus); (arch.) earthquake
to form; to make; to build up (e.g. a fortune); to create; to accomplish; to achieve; to change (into)
moderate; reserved; modest; temperate; restrained; low-key
unconnected; weakly related; alien; having little prospect of marriage
graceful; ladylike; modest; gentle; polite; quiet
declaration; proclamation; announcement
the last moment; the very end
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)
very fast; in a twinkle; before one's eyes
body; physical system; (the) person
not a chance; not likely; no way; oh no; yuck; eew
at (a time or place); in; in (a situation, matter, etc.); on (a point); on the part of; under the authority of
one's last moment; one's death; one's end
short and stout; small but wide around