to bend loosely back and forth; to wriggle; to be crooked
to catch (someone's words); to make out; to follow; to ask about (a situation, circumstances, etc.); to inquire
scolding; rebuke; reprimand; fierce encouragement; exhorting
struggling; pawing (e.g. horses' hooves)
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
each time; every time; whenever (something happens); on the occasion of
cruel; merciless; pitiless; tragic; horrible; terrible
simultaneously; all at once; in unison
anyhow; at any rate; anyway; somehow or other; generally speaking; in any case
to stand; to rise; to find oneself (e.g. in a difficult position); to depart (on a plane, train, etc.)
to pick up; to find; to gather
to stand in the way; to bar someone's way; to block the way
ice; shaved ice (usually served with flavored simple syrup)
to stuff into; to jam; to shorten; to move closer together; to reduce (spending); to conserve; to focus intently on
close combat; close(-quarter) fighting; in-fighting
ability; capacity; capability; physical strength
defeat; loss; failing to live up to (one's name, looks, etc.); discount; loss (on a sale)
head-on; to one's face; squarely; directly; flatly (e.g. refuse)
hopeless; futile; no use; beyond help; cannot be done
spine; line of the backbone; seam down the back (of clothing)
bottomless; endlessly deep; infinite
transfiguration; transformation; change of appearance
vague; obscure; indistinct; hazy; ambiguous
feeling of dread; awful feeling; sense of fear
uneasy feeling; sense of anxiety; malaise
the future (usually distant); future tense; the world to come
locked up feeling; cooped up feeling; feeling of entrapment; feeling of hopelessness; being in a bind
turbidity; cloudiness (of a liquid); opacity; disorder; chaos
fear; dread; dismay; terror; horror; scare
anxiety; uneasiness; worry; apprehension; fear; insecurity
temporary; transient; trifling; slight; negligent
to believe; to believe in; to place trust in; to confide in; to have faith in
incoherent; inconsistent; illogical; disorderly; confused; nonsensical
to catch; to capture; to grasp (e.g. meaning); to perceive; to captivate; to move (one's heart)
frivolous; flippant; superficial; shallow; trifling; insincere
definite; final; decisive; conclusive
percussion hammer; firing hammer; cocking piece
to rise; to go up; to enter (esp. from outdoors); to come in; to enter (a school); to advance to the next grade; to get out (of water)
to find somebody's weak spot; (lit.) to drill a hole