in bad taste; vulgar; tasteless
Western Europe; the West; the Occident; Europe
fortress; castle; citadel; enclosure; castle walls
exterior; packaging; cladding; armor (armour); arm
naked; bare; uncovered; frank; open; blunt
papier mâché; something that looks good superficially
backdoor; rear entrance; rear exit; unauthorized; illicit; illegal
to cram; to stuff; to jam; to squeeze; to compress; to pack
bag; sack; skin of an orange (and other like fruits); dead end; plot of land surrounded by water
(one's) identity; background; upbringing; (one's) character
to pin down; to hold down; to cover (esp. a part of one's body with one's hand); to clutch (a body part in pain); to get a hold of; to obtain
on the road; on the street; in the street; on the way
cracking; splitting; ripping; crashing; creaking; groaning
heavy; weighty; heavy (feeling, atmosphere, etc.); serious; gloomy
aaah!; oooh!; oh no!; oh boy!
crevice; crack; spare moment; interval; chink (in one's armor, armour); unpreparedness
to surge; to well up; to gush out
sash; sliding window frame (esp. metal)
to freeze (from fear, etc.); to be unable to move (e.g. from surprise); to be paralyzed (with horror, etc.); to cower; to shrink in on oneself
stirring; slight movement
right under; directly below
to stuff into; to jam; to shorten; to move closer together; to reduce (spending); to conserve; to focus intently on
dull (e.g. a knife); blunt; thickheaded; obtuse; dull (sound, color, etc.); dim (light)
collision; crash; running into; conflict; quarrel; clashing
underwear; undergarment; underclothes; lingerie
towards (a destination); for the purpose of; with the goal of; targeting (a group, a demographic)
force; vigor; influence; authority; impetus; momentum
if one is unlucky; if one is careless; if things don't go well
(lit.) blood flows; to have the blood of ... running in one's veins (artist, warrior, etc.); to be born with particular skills, characteristics, etc.; to have something "in one's blood"
for now; for the time being; for the present; though not quite satisfactorily; after a fashion
to take down; to bring down; to drop off (a passenger); to let off; to withdraw (money); to use for the first time; to wear for the first time
cruel; merciless; atrocious; pitiful; tragic; horrible
to put on weight; to gain weight; to grow fat; to get stout
to examine someone's expression
nakedness; nudity; bareness; nakedness; being penniless; concealing nothing
pathological; morbid; unhealthy; diseased; unwholesome; abnormal
honorific affix; honorific prefix