arm; automated retroactive minimal moderation; ARMM
sickle-shaped neck (e.g. snake, praying mantis); crooked neck; gooseneck
creakingly; squeakingly; tightly (squeezing, pressing, etc.); (drinking) in one go
charge (electrical); recharging; charge (fee); topping up (a contactless smart card); recharging; refuelling; charge
near; close (to); nearby; (drawing) near; approaching; almost here
to amass; to accumulate; to store; to leave unpaid
sound of thin metal or plastic surface caving in and springing back; action of quickly bowing or lowering one's head; with a bob of the head
to hang; to droop; to give (e.g. lesson, instruction, scolding) (to someone of lower status); to confer; to drip; to ooze; to leave behind (at death)
hiding; concealing; being hidden; pocket
with a snap; with a bang; with a plonk; suddenly; all of a sudden
while (one is at it); when; on the occasion of; at the same time (as); on one's way (to); by the way
else; in addition; besides
thick voice; husky voice; guttural voice; voice with a thick accent
to rise (steeply); to tower; to soar
interpretation; explanation; reading; construction
smart-alecky; clever-clever; cheeky; cunning; crafty; shrewd
cannot be helped; unavoidable
to go through; to pierce; to run through (e.g. a river through a city); to pass through; to stick to (opinion, principles, etc.); to carry out
to be knotty (of a tree, etc.); to be gnarled; to be rough and bony (hands, fingers, etc.); to be gnarled; to be knobby
to raise (a sword, fist, etc.); to lift; to throw up; to fling up; to swing up
to be flurried; to be confused; to lose one's head
to be buried; to be covered; to overflow; to be crowded; to be repaid (e.g. debt); to be replenished
to send (something) flying; to splatter; to drive (something) off
ugh (when angry, irritated, etc.); ack; ach; tsk; keh
horseback riding; sitting astride; straddling
to ward off; to brush away; to fling off; to drive away
to draw; to paint; to depict; to describe; to picture in one's mind; to imagine
to come loose; to come untied; to come undone; to loosen up (e.g. tension)
to bend; to flutter; to wave; to yield to; to be swayed by; to bow to
directly opposite; right in front
mark; sign; symbol; emblem; badge; crest
wakizashi; short sword worn by samurai
to shake out; to draw a check (bill, draft, etc.); to issue (e.g. money order); to infuse (e.g. in hot water)
center; centre; middle; -centered; -centred; -focused