to bear; to stand; to restrain; to control; to forgive; to put up with
absolutely normal; perfectly commonplace; taken for granted
winding; meandering; zigzagging; zig-zag; in twists and turns; sinuously
vermiculation; peristalsis; crawling like a worm
start; commencement; beginning; initiation
goblin; apparition; monster; ghost; phantom; spectre
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
to reach one's ears; to come to one's knowledge; to hear about; to learn of (by chance)
to catch; to capture; to grab; to clutch; to catch hold of (someone); to stop (e.g. a stranger in the street)
to remain; to abide; to stay (in the one place); to be limited to; to be confined to; to only account for
to stretch; to reach to; to stand on tiptoe
mizuame; glucose syrup; starch syrup; corn syrup
weird; ominous; eerie; uncanny; ghastly
to be enthusiastic about; to be eager; to be keen
innumerable; countless; numberless
wow!; oh!; yeah!; alright!; waah!; boohoo!
at any rate; in any event; either way; anyway
to make symbolic signs (gestures) with the fingers
to close one's eyes; to lower one's eyelids; to shut one's eyes; to die; to breathe one's last
busy; occupied; hectic; restless; hurried; fidgety
to be visible; to be clear; to be evident; to be certain
to take a pinch of something (e.g. salt); to pick up in one's fingers
close call; narrow escape
to harm; to hurt; to injure; to miss one's chance to (do something); to fail to (do what one ought to have done)
noisily (e.g. from many people talking); creating a commotion; rustling (leaves); feeling a chill; getting the chills
deed (esp. negative); act; action; one's doing
to raise; to lift; to hang up; to raise prices (artificially, deliberately)
to glide; to slide (e.g. on skis); to fail (an examination); to bomb (when telling a joke); to drop; to go down
prey; catch; kill; spoils; trophy; loot
to be hot on a person's heels
wild beast; wild animal; brute
to chase; to run after; to pursue
to gesture to come closer; to beckon; to call; to summon
to shut; to close; to block (a street, entrance, etc.); to shut in (with snow, ice, etc.); to shut off; to consume (with negative feelings)
tragedy; tragic drama; tragic play; tragedy; calamity; disaster
to match (rhythm, speed, etc.); to join together; to unite; to face; to be opposite (someone); to compare; to check with
to chase; to run after; to follow (a set order, a trend, etc.); to drive out; to get rid of; to drive (e.g. a herd)
fast; quick; early (in the day, etc.); premature; (too) soon; not yet