to wring (towel, rag); to squeeze; to squeeze (fruit to extract juice); to press; to rack (one's brains); to strain (one's voice); to extort
very; greatly; much; just about to; almost; very nearly
stifled laugh; chuckling; snickering
to unravel; to untie; to break into small pieces (of fish, meat, etc.); to relax; to ease
dainty; delicate; slender; fragile (e.g. furniture); delicate; frail
winding; meandering; wriggling; wiggling; waving; swaying
surface; face; outside; exterior; appearances; superficiality
to slip into; to crawl into (under); to conceal oneself (under); to sneak into; to infiltrate
twist; spin; ingenuity; sophistication (e.g. of writing style); wrapped offering (of money); twisting throw
tie-dye; tie-dyeing; aperture (e.g. camera, iris of the eye); aperture stop; contraction; squeezing
icefish (Salangidae spp., esp. the Japanese icefish, Salangichthys microdon); noodlefish; whitebait
transformation; variation; metamorphosis; modification; deformation; variety
ten (long cylindrical things)
domination; rule; direction; management; control (e.g. over one's emotions); determining (e.g. one's fate)
very; greatly; immense; enormous; serious; grave
to catch (someone's words); to make out; to follow; to ask about (a situation, circumstances, etc.); to inquire
grabbing hold; eagle grip; tight hold
surface; face (i.e. the visible side of an object); front (of a building, etc.); obverse side (i.e. "head") of a coin; outside; exterior; appearance
to stifle a smile, yawn, etc.; to bite to death
useless; vain; aimless; idle
older brother; elder brother; young man; buddy; fella
frustrated (over a failure, humiliation or injustice); annoyed; chagrined; (bitterly) disappointed; bitter; vexed
to mix with; to be mixed; to be mingled
acting rashly; running wildly; runaway (process); reckless baserunning
to coil about; to follow about; to surround; to cling to
to shake and untangle; to shake free from
violent; furious; extreme; intense; fervent; vehement
to flick off; to give (someone) the flick; to send (something) flying; to hit (a person); to knock down
to look away (from); to avert one's gaze; to disregard; to ignore; to escape (from); to turn away (from)
to turn (one's face) away; to avert (one's eyes)
habit (often a bad habit, i.e. vice); tendency; peculiarity; idiosyncrasy; crease; wrinkle
stretch; tension; resilience; springiness; will-power; pluck
mostly; ordinarily; probably; most; almost all; ordinary
phew; whew; huff; whoo; wohoo
to feel hot; to flush; to burn
to mow down; to scythe down; to knock someone off their feet
to bear; to stand; to endure; to put up with
looking someone in the eyes; taking a straight look at something
burly; strong; indomitable; indefatigable; robust (vitality, appetite, economic growth, etc.); strong
to be mixed; to be blended with; to be combined; to associate with; to mingle with; to interest
thickly; stickily; viscously
... is the reason; ... is my excuse