middle; midway; middle position; moderate position; interim; intermediary
vague; ambiguous; shady; disreputable; fuzzy
composition; construction; formation; makeup; structure; organization
to lose weight; to become thin; to wither away
glaringly; dazzlingly; blazingly
oppressive rule; tyrannical regime; despotism
to be unable to endure; to be unable to stand (something); to lose patience
base; mean; vulgar; despicable; low
rock-paper-scissors (game); janken
to bud; to sprout; to arise; to begin to grow
sprout; shoot; bud; germinal disk (in an egg)
ivy (esp. Boston ivy, Parthenocissus tricuspidata)
to wind (of a road, river, etc.); to meander; to twist; to undulate; to surge; to swell
to tie; to bind; to fasten; to restrict (freedom); to tie down (with rules, regulations, etc.); to fetter
restraint; restriction; fetters; binding; confinement with rope
squeezing something tightly; sound made by someone (or something) being squeezed; criticizing someone severely; sound made by someone being criticized; hug
to be shut; to close; to be firm (of a body, face, etc.); to be well-knit; to be locked; to tighten
to firmly tighten (e.g. around neck, throat); to constrict; to strongly press (someone); to crack down on; to settle accounts
(having) life-and-death power (over)
dignity; majesty; sanctity
to trample underfoot; to tread on; to crush with a foot
to be the worst of the worst; (lit.) to deserve to die ten thousand deaths
lukewarm; tepid; half-hearted; vague; lenient; mild
fascinating; voluptuous; bewitching; captivating
blue; azure; green; pale (facial color); gray; unripe
to intervene; to stop (something)
thoughtless; reckless; rash; excessive; unreasonable; immoderate
failed attempt (at a crime, suicide, etc.)
curse; spell; malediction
to blow (of the wind); to blow (one's breath); to breathe out; to play (a wind instrument); to blow (a whistle, trumpet, etc.); to emit (smoke, fire, etc.); to spout
no sooner than; as soon as; immediately after; at the thought of; when I think about
wide open sky; the blue; heavens; firmament
wyvern (two-legged dragon); wivern
prey (i.e. of a predator); kill; victim (of a crime, a hoax, etc.)
termination (of a contract); cancellation; rescinding; lifting (of a ban, sanctions, etc.); removal; release (from obligations)
to imitate; to copy; to mock; to trace; to forge
to sit down hard; to sink down to the floor
emphatically (bite, gulp, chew, etc.)