to bend backwards; to bend oneself back; to be taken aback
edge (of a river, woods, etc.); shoulder (of a road); rim; brim; fabric border (of a tatami mat, etc.); edging
drop (e.g. of water); drip
to bring near; to bring close; to let go near; to associate with; to bring (people) together; to let come near (of a person)
doesn't amount to doing (something); not significant enough to require (something); unnecessary
dotted line; perforated line
shade; shadow; behind (something); other side; background; behind the scenes
swaying (only once, in a large, slow motion); relaxedly
to wriggle; to squirm; to crawl like a worm
dazzling; glaring; dazzlingly beautiful
light; illumination; ray; happiness; hope; influence
to watch over; to watch attentively
contour; outline; summary; outline; looks; features
to prove successful; to take hold; to amount to something
to lose heart; to lose interest; to lose motivation; to become stale (i.e. of a carbonated beverage); to go flat; to lose flavor
short and stout; small but wide around
ear; hearing; edge; crust; selvedge (non-fray machined edge of fabrics); selvage
elephant (Elephantidae spp.)
cartoon-character costume
tensely; tightly; erectly; intuitively; instinctively; with a burst
to jump up; to spring up; to jump (market, price, etc.); to rise sharply; to act rashly; to jump the gun
to drip; to drop; to trickle; to overflow (with freshness, beauty, etc.)
thick with smoke, moisture or odor; hard to breathe (air)
smelling of fish; fishy; degenerate (of a monk); depraved; worldly; mundane
to be dyed; to be tainted; to be infected; to be stained
uncertain; doubtful; unreliable; unsteady; unclear; vague
gait; walk; stride; trace (e.g. of route taken by hunted criminal); track; trail
briskly with small steps; trotting
fat; thick; deep (of a voice); thick; daring; shameless
pulpy; soppy; sloppy; untidy; in a disarray
to make round; to roll up; to seduce; to cajole; to round off (a fraction); (arch.) to lump together
together with; as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)
to come loose; to come untied; to come undone; to loosen up (e.g. tension)
to become muddy; to become cloudy; to become dull (of a sound, color, etc.); to become hoarse; to become impure (of a heart, society, etc.); to be corrupted
bloody; gory; covered in copious amounts of blood; desperate; frantic
head (of a household); proprietor (of a store); proprietress; (arch.) entertaining someone as one's guest
to lose; to miss (a change, opportunity); to lose (a loved one); to be bereaved of; to concede (goals, points, etc.)
swaying; swinging; rocking; shaking; wavering; flickering