ceiling; ceiling price; (price) ceiling
curve; turn; curveball; curve ball; (wine) cellar
by the way; incidentally; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how)
snake; serpent; large snake
to cross (e.g. road); to traverse
homework; assignment; pending issue; unresolved problem; open question
picture; drawing; painting; image (TV, film, etc.); picture; footage
to draw; to paint; to depict; to describe; to picture in one's mind; to imagine
cicada; locust; small-sized pulley
rain shower in late autumn (fall) or early winter; seasonable rain
to cease; to stop; to be over
scenery; scene; landscape; scene (e.g. of a crime)
thicket; bush; grove; (medical) quack
Japanese four-lined ratsnake (Elaphe quadrivirgata); Japanese striped snake
to move; to stir; to operate; to run; to make a move; to take action; to be touched
to raise one's head (esp. of a snake)
no sooner than; as soon as; immediately after; at the thought of; when I think about
suddenly; abruptly; deliberately; slowly; gently
neck; head; dismissal; discharge
to look around; to survey
to be found; to be discovered
fear; dread; dismay; terror; horror; scare
to freeze (from fear, etc.); to be unable to move (e.g. from surprise); to be paralyzed (with horror, etc.); to cower; to shrink in on oneself
luckily; blessedly; fortunately
to come together; to merge; to fit; to match; to be profitable; to be equitable
always; without exception; necessarily; certainly; without fail; positively
to believe; to believe in; to place trust in; to confide in; to have faith in
to start; to begin; to challenge; to pick (a fight); to set (traps); to plant (explosives)
each time; every time; whenever (something happens); on the occasion of
to freeze; to be frozen over; to congeal
careful; cautious; wary; watchful; vigilant; prudent
to stop (an activity); to cease; to discontinue; to cancel; to abandon; to give up
frustrated (over a failure, humiliation or injustice); annoyed; chagrined; (bitterly) disappointed; bitter; vexed
to go into; to come into; to penetrate; to become complicated
mark (for quick identification or recognition); sign; landmark; guide; (arch.) trademark
to tie up; to tie together; to hang (oneself); to summarize; to put (it all) together; to estimate; to expect