standing facing each other (e.g. mountains, buildings); standing opposite each other; confrontation; squaring off against (adversaries, armies, forces); standing off against
place; room; margin; scope
wicked person; evil person; scoundrel; bad thing; mischief
dramatic; exciting; touching; extreme
to hit; to strike; to strike (noon, etc.); to sound (cymbals, etc.); to beat (rhythmically, e.g. pulse, waves, etc.); to move; to impress
rate; ratio; profit; assignment; 10%; unit of ten percent; match
diffidence; losing one's nerve; feeling awkward; feeling timid; being daunted
atrocious; fiendish; brutal; villainous
to feel giddy; to totter; to be unfixed (emotions, beliefs, etc.); to waver; to wander aimlessly; to loiter
sprinkling (of rain, salt, etc.); pattering; flipping (through a book, etc.); riffling; sparse; scattered
fragment; broken piece; splinter; chip; shard
to slip into; to crawl into (under); to conceal oneself (under); to sneak into; to infiltrate
(right at the) side; just beside
internal organs; intestines; viscera
to launch; to shoot up; (of waves) to dash; to wash up (ashore); to finish (e.g. a theater run, sumo tournament); to close
to float; to rise to the surface; to stand out; to be visible; to be alienated
subterranean rumbling; earth tremor
time after time; countless times; many a time; dozens of times
being startled, surprised or afraid; panic; trepidation
apprehensions; misgivings; uneasiness; anxiety; fear
have no choice; there is nothing but; no more than
to be worried; to be troubled
invulnerability; immortality; insensibility to pain
being outstanding; excelling; being foremost
ready wit; quick wits; resourcefulness; raising (money)
to mistake someone for someone else; to misread; to misjudge
elephant (Elephantidae spp.)
opposite side; opposition
how; in what way; how (much); to what extent; however (much); no matter how
hook (fishing, golf, boxing, etc.)
form; shape; state; condition; letter; correspondence
someone (something) not to be trifled with
whirling; revolving; coiling around; winding around; working tirelessly; working hard
wonderful; astounding; marvellous
oneself (itself, etc.); I; me; you; by oneself (itself, etc.); interjection expressing anger or chagrin
like; similar to; same as
in front of one's eyes; just nearby; within a stone's throw
to stagger; to stumble; to totter; to misconduct oneself; to have a love affair; to waver
to be caught in; to be stuck in; to stop by; to drop in for a short visit; to get mixed up in (trouble); to get entangled in (a problem); to fall for (a trick)
to wag one's tail; to flatter; to butter up; to fawn (on)
even more; still more; further