to fall completely silent; to become still as death
to draw (a bow) to the limit; to pull tight; to squeeze tight; to strain (voice)
to go (come) inside; to step into; to enter
to hold down; to twist someone's arm; to force (someone) to yield (e.g. an argument); to make (someone) surrender
to let out a cry; to break forth
huge; vast; enormous; swelling; expansion
to be lit (e.g. electricity comes on); to be lighted; to catch fire
deep (colour); dark; strong (flavour, smell, etc.); thick (consistency); dense; strong (possibility, etc.)
to darken; to get dark; to be clouded; to be hidden (behind clouds)
detectable; noticeable; recognizable; observable
precipitation; deposition; settlement (e.g. of sediment)
with a twitch (e.g. an eyebrow); with a dip; with a bob; with a flutter
slaughter (of animals for meat); butchery
it cannot be that...; it is highly unlikely that...; it is impossible that...
evident; plain; distinct; clear
to push or press or force down; to depress
nausea; sickness in the stomach
to stimulate; to stir up; to arouse
tatami mat (esp. as a measure of room size, either 1.82 sqm or 1.54 sqm)
shadow; shade; shading; nuance; shades of meaning; subtleties
contraction; narrowing; stricture; stenosis
stepwise; one step at a time
vast; extensive; immense; huge; large; grand
expansion; swelling; increase; growth
to run out of breath; to get breathless; to get puffed (out)
phew; whew; huff; whoo; wohoo
wick; marrow; core; heart; pistil (of a flower); stamen
to creep about; to crawl around
one more; another; the other; not quite; not very good