it's no joke; gimme a break!
adjacency; contiguity; being adjoined
fair-skinned; light-complexioned
common; commonplace; reckless; pulp paper; granulated sugar; (arch.) coins
in an instant; instantly; in a moment; instantaneously; in the twinkling of an eye
hairy; thickly haired; shaggy
to jump (out of the way); to jump back; to jump aside
big man; large man; tall man; giant
old tale; folk tale; legend; reminiscence
to wait for an opportunity
cosplay (dressing in costume, esp. as a manga character, etc.)
audacious; daring; bold; throaty (voice); rough; deep
incomprehensible; nonsensical; puzzling; I don't get it; I'm confused; I'm lost
billow; surge; large wave
muscular; lean (of a company's operations, etc.)
roughly; approximately; round about; cursorily; briefly; quickly
rocky area; rocky tract; rocky stretch (of a climb); wall (of rock)
to climb; to clamber (over, up); to scramble (up); to scale; to claw one's way up
detour; circumvention; turning movement
wisdom; wit; sagacity; prajna (insight leading to enlightenment)
to go into; to come into; to penetrate; to become complicated
getting mixed up in; getting embroiled in; involvement; entanglement; by-blow
to kick into the air; to kick up; to kick from below
opposite bank; farther shore
what's in one's heart; one's emotional state; what one feels
upper stream; upper course; upstream; upper classes
to bare one's fangs; to snarl (at)
basis; foundation; grounds; authority
far away; far off; far; long ago; long before
throughout; over a period of ...; over a span of ...
waist; girth; measurement around waist
to be effective; to take effect; to work; to function well; to be possible (to do, use, etc.); to be able to
taste; smooth talking; reception; hospitality
thickly; viscously; sleepily; drowsily; dozing off
with a smooth, unhindered motion; speedily and without delay
unhurt; uninjured; flawless (e.g. gem); unblemished; spotless (e.g. reputation); faultless (e.g. performance)