dark; dull; unsatisfactory; dissatisfying; unattractive; unappealing
much less; to say nothing of
tool; means; ingredients (added to soup, rice, etc.); counter for sets of armor, utensils, furniture, etc.
lock; padlock; tablet; lozenge; pill
to fall into ruin; to be desolated
to be overturned; to be reversed; to turn over; to fall down; to tumble down; to topple over
to divide; to cut; to halve; to break; to crack; to dilute; to fall below
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)
wallpaper; wallpaper; background image; desktop image
to get torn; to tear; to rip; to be broken off (of negotiations, etc.); to break down; to collapse
to fly around; to scatter
straight; quickly; quietly; gently; to feel refreshed; to feel satisfied
quick work; (clever) feat
noisy; loud; much talked of; much-discussed; strict; severe
to peek (through a keyhole, gap, etc.); to look down into (a ravine, etc.); to peek into (a shop, bookstore, etc.); to sneak a look at; to take a quick look at; to peep (through a telescope, microscope, etc.); to stick out (a scarf from a collar, etc.)
to drop like a rock (e.g. of reputation, power, influence); to go down the toilet
beehive; hive; something full of holes; (fig.) Swiss cheese; honeycomb tripe; wall of a cow's second stomach
dining; dining room; meal
to pretend not to see; to turn one's back on
bloodstained; bloody; covered with blood
to have a hole; to be pierced (with a hole)
to begin to overflow; to start overflowing; to pour out
puddle of blood; pool of blood
motionlessly (e.g. stand, wait); (be) still; fixedly (e.g. gaze, stare); intently (e.g. listen, think); patiently (endure); stoically
restraint; restriction; fetters; binding; confinement with rope
at the last moment; this late in the game
to be taught; to learn; to take lessons in
with gusto; with wild abandon; enthusiastically; energetically
tattling; telling on (someone)
experience; being accustomed (to something); poise in a critical situation
one of these days; someday; one day
what; what sort of thing; everything; anything; what (on earth)?; what's the meaning of this ...?
to prevent; to take precautions
to let leak; to let out (e.g. light); to let out (a secret); to leak (information); to give utterance to (e.g. one's dissatisfaction); to vent; to wet one's pants
really; very; extremely; (not) anything; (not) at all; (not) a bit