to rise to the surface; to come to the front; to emerge (e.g. from obscurity); to stand out (e.g. against a dark background)
impossible to understand; impossible to decipher
fantastic; grotesque; strange-looking; suspicious-looking
expression; presentation; representation; notation
most suitable; optimum; optimal; best
to think of; to hit upon; to come into one's mind; to remember; to recall
single word; a few words; brief comment
to all come in (e.g. teeth); to all come out (e.g. seedlings, flowers)
metre; meter; meter; gauge
crocodile; alligator; (arch.) shark
hands and feet; limbs; person at one's beck and call; person at hand; reliable worker
plural; multiple; several
foot; paw; leg; gait; pace; bottom structural component (i.e. radical) of a kanji; (arch.) money
appearance; figure; shape; form
in succession; one after another
pluralizing suffix; or so; rough indicator of direction, location, amount, etc.; nominalizing suffix
speed; velocity; pace; velocity
thickheaded; slow-witted; phlegmatic; slow (of one's movements); sluggish
steady; sound; solid; reliable; trustworthy
nightly procession of monsters, spirits, etc.; veritable pandemonium; large number of people plotting and doing evil; creepy characters roaming about
to knock down; to beat (someone) up; to injure (someone) so badly they cannot recover (esp. emotionally); to overwhelm (with mental anguish, etc.)
to descend (e.g. a mountain); to go down; to alight (e.g. from bus); to get off; to step down; to retire; to be granted
large crowd; large herd; large flock; large school; large shoal; swarm
suddenly; all of a sudden
to come to one's senses; to calm down
scissors; shears; clippers; hole punch
to grow; to cultivate; to wear a beard
to cut off; to lop off; to prune
to the limit; to the full; as much as possible; with all one's might
behind; in the rear; in back