to pull; to tug; to draw (attention, sympathy, etc.); to attract (e.g. interest); to draw back (e.g. one's hand); to draw in (one's chin, stomach, etc.); to draw (a card, mahjong tile, etc.)
feeling; sensation; emotion; interjection
tightly (hold, squeeze, etc.); firmly; forcefully (e.g. push); hard
total darkness; pitch dark; bleak future; poor prospects
in a daze; absent-mindedly; dimly; hazily; with a roar (of flames); with a whoosh
to tear; to rip up; to cut up; to cleave; to forcibly separate (e.g. two lovers); (arch.) to have a tattoo in the corner of one's eye
tear; rip; rent; slit; crack; chasm
several times (as large, over)
to give a glance (at); to take one look at
(piece of) rope; ordinary method
recoil; hesitation; flinching; shrinking back
to leave alone; to leave as is; to ignore; to neglect
to grow long (e.g. hair, nails); to lengthen; to extend; to reach out; to hold out; to straighten; to smooth out
to make good one's escape; to get away; to outrun; to hold on (and win); to win narrowly
hardly any; almost nonexistent; very little
to split; to tear; to burst; to be separated; to be divided
as before; as ever; as it was originally
to throw at; to throw something at a person; to throw a person down
to distance oneself (from); to keep (something or someone) at a distance; to maintain a distance (from)
effectiveness; efficacy; efficaciousness
to furnish with; to equip with; to prepare for; to make preparations for; to possess (all that is needed); to be endowed with
status; position; method; way; rule; regulation
to deny; to contradict; to negate (esp. a sound); to drown out
halfway; half measures; unfinished; incomplete; by halves; half-baked
to earn (income); to make (money); to score (points, victory); to gain (time); to work hard (at one's job); to labor
to aim at (for, to do, to become); to try for; to have an eye on; to go toward; to head for
indicates two contrasting actions; (arch.) indicates possessive (often found in place names and compound words)
with a crack; with a snap; firmly; sharply; precisely; properly
to perceive; to grasp (the situation)
to screw up; to put the screws on (a person); to constrict (someone, something)
something; something or other; so-and-so; somehow; anyhow; one way or another
jaw; chin; barb (of a fishhook)
(not) in any way; in no way; at all; terribly; awfully; hopelessly
to elevate; to raise; to lift up; to flatter; to extol; to praise to the sky
to take (someone) away; to carry off; to abduct; to kidnap
to tie; to bind; to fasten; to restrict (freedom); to tie down (with rules, regulations, etc.); to fetter
goblin; apparition; monster; ghost; phantom; spectre
to shake and untangle; to shake free from
after a long time; for the first time in a while
negligence; carelessness; inattention; unpreparedness