pillbug; pill bug; woodlouse; sowbug; sow bug; slater
prey; catch; kill; spoils; trophy; loot
to throw out; to drop; to toss; to abandon; to neglect; to dismiss
dumbfounded; in mute amazement
covered in mud; mud-caked
to praise; to commend; to compliment; to speak well of; to speak highly of
hand-to-hand fighting; grappling; scuffling
every corner; every nook and cranny; all the ins and outs
adventure; venture; venture which is unlikely to succeed; risky attempt; danger
field of flowers; flower garden; flower bed
meek; quiet; docile; mysterious; marvelous; marvellous
(outward) looks; features; face; countenance; expression
honeybee (Apis sp.); honey bee
observation; survey; watching
Japanese persimmon (Diospyros kaki); Chinese persimmon; kaki
to put out one's hand; to extend one's arm; to reach (for); to try one's hand at (something new)
fearfully; timidly; cautiously; nervously
to wait and see; to see how the land lies
clear; obvious; evident; bright; light
to raise one's voice; to shout
field; farm; rural; agricultural; stray (e.g. dog, cat); unauthorised (esp. smartphone application)
calico cat; tortoiseshell-and-white cat
to turn one's hand to; to reach out one's hand; to get involved in; to make a move on; to strike; to beat
cat (esp. the domestic cat, Felis catus); shamisen; geisha; wheelbarrow; clay bed-warmer; bottom; submissive partner of a homosexual relationship
coming; going; being (somewhere); come; go; stay
stretching a rope around; roping off; one's turf; domain; territory (of an animal)
claim; insistence; assertion; advocacy; emphasis; contention
to suit; to match; to become; to be like
check; keeping in check; containment (of enemy forces); diversionary action; pickoff throw; holding a runner on base
punch (with the fist); punching (a hole); hole punch; punch (drink); punch (in a song, speech, etc.); impact
to draw (a thread); to let out (e.g. a rope); to head out as a group; to set out in large numbers; to send out one after another; to dispatch
dangerous; in danger; facing imminent danger; precarious (situation); perilous (state, balance, etc.); in doubt
to falter; to flinch (from); to recoil (from); to quail (at)
to bark; to howl; to howl (e.g. of the wind); to roar; to yell; to cry
impossible; unlikely; improbable
change of attitude (stance, position); lightness of foot; ability to dodge out of the way of an attack
shrill voice; piercing cry; shriek; scream
to chase about; to hang on; to drive hard
finish; finishing; finishing touches
stage; step; level; rank; order; stairs
patience; perseverance; persistence; tenacity; energy