saliva held in one's mouth during times of tension
fearfully; timidly; nervously; cautiously; gingerly
mask; disguise; guise; mask
management; dealing with; course of events; circumstances; end result (usu. bad); outcome
tightly (hold, squeeze, etc.); firmly; forcefully (e.g. push); hard
to grasp back; to squeeze back; to grab back
to shake and untangle; to shake free from
to attack the enemy in his unguarded moment
quiz; short test; mini test
master (of a house, shop, etc.); husband; sir; boss; patron of a mistress, geisha, bar or nightclub hostess; sugar daddy
at last; finally; barely; narrowly; yo-ho!; heave-ho!
concise; brief; succinct; compact (style)
to make a decision; to draw a conclusion; to give a judgement; to hand down a verdict; to let go down; to lower; to do oneself
stiffening; rigidity; rigor; stiffness; ossification; petrification
to spring at; to leap upon
fetlock (horse, etc.); spur (chicken, etc.); cockspur; dewclaw (dog, etc.)
to bite into (e.g. rope into skin); to cut into; to eat into; to encroach; to be wedged (i.e. underwear pulled from the back, driving it between the buttocks)
don't worry; there's no need to worry
to run over (with a vehicle); to knock down
several minutes; a few minutes
coincidence; chance; by chance; unexpectedly; contingency
intent; intention; bad faith; mens rea (guilty mind)
uneventfully; without incident; without a hitch; peacefully
cornerstone; main point; requirement; need; necessary; required
half; biracial person (esp. half-Japanese); person of mixed parentage
blue (colour, color); sad; down (in the dumps)
to catch sight of; to see; to suppose; to assume from appearances
one's turn for doing the sweeping (cleaning)
trend; course of action; directionality; directivity; directional; vectorial
to use as an intermediary; to worry; to mind; to care
response; less; -less; loess; wrestling; sexless
to be reminded of; to call to mind
extended leave; long vacation