incomprehensible; nonsensical; puzzling; mysterious; meaningless
so; like this; in this way
to be caught in; to be stuck in; to stop by; to drop in for a short visit; to get mixed up in (trouble); to get entangled in (a problem); to fall for (a trick)
crowd of people; great number of people; in great numbers
danger; peril; hazard; risk
to wake; to wake up; to become sober; to sober up; to come to one's senses; to be disillusioned
empty seat; unoccupied seat; vacancy; vacant post
tremblingly; having the chills (through fear, cold, anticipation, etc.)
hair; fur; wool; down; plumage
to stand on end; to bristle up; to be ruffled
shade; shadow; behind (something); other side; background; behind the scenes
to hide; to be hidden; to conceal oneself; to disappear
with a smooth, unhindered motion; speedily and without delay
contour; outline; summary; outline; looks; features
to twine around; to twist around; to coil around; to pester; to hassle
restricted; confined; unfree
lower back; waist; hips; body (of hair, noodle, paper, etc.); resilience; spring
to glide; to slide (e.g. on skis); to fail (an examination); to bomb (when telling a joke); to drop; to go down
to fall to one's knees; to go down on one's knees (e.g. to express respect)
to be at wits' end; to be greatly perplexed; to be troubled
to open (e.g. doors); to open (e.g. business, etc.); to be empty; to be vacant; to be available; to be open (e.g. neckline, etc.); to have been opened (of one's eyes, mouth, etc.)
fish of the genus Rhinogobius; dusky tripletooth goby (Tridentiger obscurus); common freshwater goby (Gymnogobius urotaenia); Japanese fluvial sculpin (fish, Cottus pollux)
to go through; to pierce; to run through (e.g. a river through a city); to pass through; to stick to (opinion, principles, etc.); to carry out
skin; hide; rind; peel; shell; sheath
flesh; meat; flesh (of a fruit); pulp; the physical body (as opposed to the spirit); flesh; thickness
bone; frame; outline; core; backbone; spirit
internal organs; intestines; viscera
to gnaw; to nibble; to bite; to dabble in; to have a smattering of
gradually; steadily; slowly; little by little; step by step; by degrees
to grovel; to go down on one's hands and knees
nausea; sickness in the stomach
to bear; to stand; to restrain; to control; to forgive; to put up with
genuine article; real thing; real deal
change; variation; variety; diversity; inflection; declension
colour; color; complexion; skin colour; look (on one's face); expression; appearance
to be mixed; to be blended with; to be combined; to associate with; to mingle with; to interest
above anything else; above all; more than anything; best; greatest; excellent
unevenness; bumpiness; roughness; imbalance; inequality; unevenness
to give birth; to bear (child); to lay (eggs); to produce; to yield; to give rise to