attack on both sides; pincer movement; double envelopment
attitude; posture; preparedness; readiness
position (where one is standing); place where one stands; position; stance; standpoint
other than; excluding; without
scabbard; sheath; cap (on pen, brush, etc.); case; margin (between two prices); spread
to fit into (a box, frame, category, etc.); to be contained within; to settle down (into); to be installed (in one's rightful place); to settle into (one's position); to take up (a post)
to order; to command; to appoint
with a crack; with a snap; firmly; sharply; precisely; properly
ugly; unsightly; hideous; mean; repulsive; disgraceful
gossip; corner of the mouth
body odor; body odour; personal odor; personal odour; characteristic (of someone)
tank for holding excreta (often used for fertilizer) (fertiliser); night soil vat or reservoir; cesspool
stink; bad odor; bad odour; stench
to drift; to float; to waft (e.g. a scent); to hang in the air; to be in the air (e.g. a feeling or mood); to wander; to walk around aimlessly
ugly; unattractive; unsightly; unseemly
simile; metaphor; allegory; parable
strange; odd; peculiar; queer; curious
sake cup; cup for alcoholic beverages
sludge; slime; chemical ooze
to glare at; to scowl at; to stare intensely at; to examine carefully; to estimate; to guess
to scatter away; to blast away; to blow away (via explosion)
passing through (a tunnel, station, town, etc.); passing by (e.g. of a typhoon); passage (of a bill, e.g. through parliament); carriage; passing (an examination, inspection, etc.); clearing
to be open (to traffic); to lead to; to flow (liquid, current); to pass; to be understood; to be comprehended; to be honored
sputtering; smoldering; repeated thrusting into something (sword, needle, etc.); pricking repeatedly; mutterings of discontent; faint sounds of complaint
to burn; to scorch; to char; to singe
gentle breeze; soft wind; breath of air; zephyr
calm; composed; leisurely
breast; chest; pit of the stomach; solar plexus; epigastrium
to shift one's attention to; to shift one's focus on
companion; fellow; group; company; member of the same category (family, class)
anger; rage; resentment; indignation; exasperation
underground; below the ground; world of the dead; the grave; underground (activities, movement, etc.); secret
hands and feet; limbs; person at one's beck and call; person at hand; reliable worker
to become rounded; to roll into a ball
to roll; to tumble; to fall over; to roll over; to lie down; to be scattered about; to be lying around