defense; defence; safeguard; protection
does not seem; unlikely; improbable
to build up; to establish; to form; to become (a state); to accomplish; to achieve; to change into
I'm sorry; my apologies; may I come in?; permission; leave; dismissal
honorific/polite/humble prefix; honorific suffix
vacantly; blankly; openmouthed; with one's mouth wide-open; with a whack; with a thump
facial expression; countenance; look; appearance; expression (vocal, etc.)
for a short while; for a while; for some time; for the time being
to look at; to gaze at; to look out over; to get a view of; to look on (from the sidelines); to stand by and watch
forever; for good; eternally; as long as one likes; indefinitely; no matter what
in a daze; absent-mindedly; dimly; hazily; with a roar (of flames); with a whoosh
covered in blood; bloodstained; bloody; gory
hand; arm; forepaw; foreleg; handle; hand; worker
to seize; to catch; to obtain; to acquire; to understand; to grasp
to cease; to desist; to cut it out; to lay off (an activity); to drop (a subject) to abolish; to resign
various; all sorts of; variety of; (arch.) various colors (colours)
bad (taste); unpalatable; poor; unskillful; ugly; unattractive
bone; frame; outline; core; backbone; spirit
to be hit; to strike; to touch; to be in contact; to be equivalent to; to be applicable; to be right on the money (of a prediction, criticism, etc.)
to bear; to carry on one's back; to take responsibility for; to accept a duty; to receive (wound); to incur (damage)
faint; trance; swoon; stupefaction
to pass; to pass on; to give (something) a miss; to cut it out; to knock off (for the day); to let the matter drop
yes; yeah; hum; hmmm; oof
such; like that; that sort of; very
scary; frightening; eerie; dreadful
from now on; after this; in the future; from here; from this point
to get angry; to snap; to blow one's top; to lose one's temper; to flip
nicely; properly; frequently; often; I'm glad that you ...; thank you for ...
to be confused; to be bewildered; to be taken aback
to move; to stir; to operate; to run; to make a move; to take action; to be touched
one person; being alone; being by oneself; being single; being unmarried; by oneself
to shout (in anger); to yell
lower back; waist; hips; body (of hair, noodle, paper, etc.); resilience; spring
to shine; to be visible; to be tinged with; to rise (of water levels); to flow in; to be felt (i.e. as an emotion); to come over one
to face; to go towards; to head towards
to fire (gun, arrow, questions, etc.); to shoot; to set free; to release; to emit (e.g. light); to give off (e.g. a scent)
small; little; slight; below average (in degree, amount, etc.); low (e.g. sound); soft (e.g. voice)
clicking one's tongue; tut-tut; smacking one's lips (with relish)