to plunder; to grab; to snatch
large; big; older; senior; final; ultimate
(flight of) stone steps; stone stairway
to run through; to run past
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)
log; dace (Tribolodon hakonensis)
to swing; to sway; to shake; to waver; to feel shaken; to become unstable
gap; space; break; interlude; chink (in one's armor, armour); chance
hiss (esp. cat); sizzle; whoosh
to bite; to chew; to gnaw; to fumble one's words (esp. during a play, broadcast, etc.); to falter with one's words; to crash against (e.g. of waves); to break onto (shore)
to tear; to rip up; to cut up; to cleave; to forcibly separate (e.g. two lovers); (arch.) to have a tattoo in the corner of one's eye
tough; strong; stiff; tenacious
to sink (into); to cave in; to get stuck in
fall; drop; descent; coming down
removing a bad taste; cleansing one's palate; palate cleanser; intermezzo; dish or beverage to cleanse one's palate between dishes of a meal
outrider; herald; rikishi who leads the yokozuna to the ring prior to his ring-entering ceremony
advance guard; vanguard; avant-garde (e.g. music)
to cut open; to clear (land); to cut (a path, road, etc.); to carve out (a new career, future, etc.); to open up (a new field)
peace; quiet; tranquility; tranquillity
to hit and break open; to crush; to smash
lower region; lower part; region below
one's grasp of the situation; knowing how matters stand
praise; worship; adoration; glorification
to give a broad grin; to smirk
absorption; giving undivided attention; devoting oneself (to)
sometimes; occasionally; now and then; from time to time
aphorism; epigram; witticism; bon mots
to bash; to hit hard; to strike; to beat (someone in battle)
to knock down; to knock off
right arm; right-hand man; right hand; right-handed pitcher
to clatter; to flap (noisily); to rattle; to walk around being unable to settle down
to erase; to drown out (e.g. a voice); to make disappear
only; merely; but; no more than
very high; high up; aloft; only; merely; just
to impose; to visit upon; to inflict
to deliver; to forward; to send; to report; to notify; to file notice (to the authorities)
mercy; compassion; clemency; Hodgson's hawk-cuckoo (Cuculus fugax); Horsfield's hawk cuckoo