exposed; scanty; bare; public; open
faint; dim; weak; poor; wretched; meagre
to become misty; to become hazy
lower back; waist; hips; body (of hair, noodle, paper, etc.); resilience; spring
to catch sight of; to come into view; to happen to see
to sit down hard; to sink down to the floor
to lean on; to recline on; to rely on; to depend on
bent back; indecisive attitude; timidity; lack of nerve
source (of a transmission, broadcast, etc.); point of origin
to conquer (e.g. an enemy); to defeat; to overcome (a difficulty); to out-hit
to solicit; to demand; to extort
to track down; to locate; to find out; to smoke out; to ferret out; to chase up
beyond one's control; nothing one can do
common octopus (Octopus vulgaris)
to have a bad time; to go through a bitter experience; to get into trouble; to get hurt; to suffer
must not; should not; do not
rolling (something) up by spinning it around; coiling
unshapely; ill-formed; misshapen; awkward; clumsy
boiling; seething; becoming heated (e.g. debate); excitement; soaring (prices); shooting up
-like; pseudo-; comical character who mocks or apes the main character (in Japanese performing arts); (arch.) criticism; (arch.) censure
distinctly (standing out); clearly; in sharp relief; boldly
to go through; to pass through; to get through; to cut across
slitheringly; wriggling, slipping and sliding
to appear on the market; to be in season (e.g. fruit); to circulate widely; to make the rounds; to go around
finish; finishing; finishing touches
if it's going to be that way, then ...; if given the choice; if possible; if anything
to beat; to attack (an enemy); to do away with; to finish off
to look unconcerned; to assume a composed look
to loiter; to putter; to prowl; to wander about; to roam about; to knock around
to become settled; to be fixed
thin; skinny; delicate; fragile; feeble
to need; to call for; to require
to (call and) stop; to call (someone) to stop; to hail (e.g. a taxi)
unripe; green; inexperienced; immature; unskilled
great; grand; magnificent; outstanding; mighty
kind; tender-hearted; compassionate
to snuggle up to; to nuzzle; to burrow into; to press a part of one's body against something
shyness; bashfulness; shame