cliff; precipice; precipice; brink of a dangerous situation
to push out; to project; to stick out; to hand over (e.g. to the police)
book; volume; this; present; main; head
spire; steeple; pinnacle; minaret
to offer; to sacrifice; to dedicate
smallish; on the small side; somewhat small; short swing of a bat, racquet, etc.
(made of) stone; stone-built
electric shock; blitz; lightning attack; sudden and without warning; shocking
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
bright red; deep red; flushed (of face); downright (e.g. lie); complete; utter
to flare up; to burst into flames
image (on a screen); picture (e.g. on a TV); video; film; reflection; image (in one's mind)
feeling; mood; disposition; mental attitude; somewhat; slightly
to have (e.g. lunch); to take (e.g. vitamins)
leopard (Panthera pardus)
-ian (e.g. Italian); -ite (e.g. Tokyoite); -er (e.g. performer, etc.); person working with ...; man; person
wobbling; tottering; wavering (e.g. over a decision); dithering; boiling up; dizzily
mind; heart; spirit; the meaning of a phrase (riddle, etc.)
to shake; to jolt; to shake (e.g. the political world); to disturb; to put off a batter (by varying one's type of pitch)
to disturb; to upset; to ruffle; to stir up; to mess up
in an instant; instantly; in a moment; instantaneously; in the twinkling of an eye
to leave; to go away; to pass; to elapse; to be distant; to send away; to drive off
to catch; to capture; to grasp (e.g. meaning); to perceive; to captivate; to move (one's heart)
dumbfounded; overcome with surprise; in blank amazement; in a daze
to come to one's senses; to calm down
recollection; reminiscence
to turn back; to go back; to come back; to return; to retrace one's steps
thin-culmed dwarf bamboo (growing in clusters); Japanese transverse bamboo flute (high-pitched; usu. with seven holes); sliver (strand of loose fibers)
assistance; help; aid; support; reinforcement
questionable; doubtful; suspicious
snare; trap (for catching wild game, etc.); trap (i.e. ruse, subterfuge, etc.)
to start; to begin; to challenge; to pick (a fight); to set (traps); to plant (explosives)
as if ...; as if to say ...; as though ...
to be dripping wet; to get drenched to the skin
to live; to reside; to inhabit
without; but if; otherwise; or else