reality; actuality; actual conditions; ultimate reality; absolute truth
unable to move; dead in the water; completely helpless
neighboring countries; surrounding countries
to strangle; to constrict
inventor; designer; planner
film released direct-to-video
awfully; frightfully; desperately; violently; unduly; extremely
to haul in (e.g. rope, net, etc.); to pull in; to attract (e.g. stares)
peeking; peeping (e.g. through a hole, narrow gap)
principle; general rule; as a rule; in principle; in general
neglect (dereliction) of duty; negligence
foxtail millet (Setaria italica); Italian millet (also Hungarian, German)
in name only; figurehead; (only) by name
chitter; chatter; giggle; screeching; squealing
degree of dependence; dependency rate; reliance
only; just; since; after; remaining (in a particular state)
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)
bonds (between people); (emotional) ties; relationship; tether; fetters
mesh; grid; highlight in the hair; streaked hair
(treating) equally; without discrimination; impartially; alike; in the same way
(looking) blankly; vacantly; dazedly; (staring) in puzzlement; with a look of amazement
creeping at night into a woman's bedroom; stealing into a girl's bedroom at night to make love; sneaking visit
to set one's hand to; to start work on; to embezzle; to use (money obtained in illegal fashion); to have sexual relations; to have an affair
distant look; faraway look
to shrink; to contract; to diminish (in size)
to be preeminent; to be outstanding
straight; straightforward; direct; neat (e.g. spirits); black (e.g. tea, coffee); entering university directly from high school; fast ball
quiet unsociable person; obstinate person; blockhead
the other day; lately; recently; meanwhile; in the meantime
to draw near; to draw closer; to press (e.g. for an answer); to hound
cool; stylish; good-looking; fashionable; sexy
sudden emergence; sudden formation; coming out of nowhere; bursting onto the scene
willpower; energy; vitality
clothes (that one is wearing); wearing clothes
to stand in (someone's) place; to be in a (certain) position
to be tired of; to be sick of; to get fed up with
to slash back; to strike back; to counterattack; to cut the wheel; to perform a twisting backward knee trip
fiercely; ferociously; furiously; resolutely