fierce; intense; severe; violent; strong; vehement
to creep up; to crawl up; to overcome (a bad situation); to rise (after a setback)
neck; head; dismissal; discharge
to screw up; to put the screws on (a person); to constrict (someone, something)
to close (one's eyes); to shut
to be shut; to close; to be firm (of a body, face, etc.); to be well-knit; to be locked; to tighten
to tie; to fasten; to wear (necktie, belt); to put on; to total; to sum; to be strict with
surface; face; outside; exterior; appearances; superficiality
reckless; daredevil; frantic; foolhardy
worn-out; ragged; crumbling; dry and crumbly; falling (in drops or clumps); scattering
to peel off and fall; to flake away
semi-transparent; translucent
green; emerald green; green color of new foliage; verdure
scale (of fish, snake, etc.); serif (on kana or kanji (e.g. in Mincho font))
end; tip; extremities; terminal
snake; serpent; large snake
right beside; close to; nearby
flicker (light); waver; trickle (water); glance at
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 overflow from something full
breathing; respiration; knack; trick; harmony; balance
empty; void; vain; fruitless; lifeless
space; air; midair; (from) memory; (by) heart
demand; firm request; requisition; requirement; desire
pressure; clamping; tightening; fastening
to become loose; to slacken (e.g. rope); to become less tense; to relax; to slacken (e.g. coldness, supervision); to become lax; to become softer (e.g. ground, facial expression)
to haul in (e.g. rope, net, etc.); to pull in; to attract (e.g. stares)
conclusion from reasoning, judgement or calculation based on something read or heard; reason; cause; meaning; circumstances; situation
vague; obscure; indistinct; hazy; ambiguous
to imagine; to picture; to figure; to see
thinking; thought; idea; notion; intention; plan
to read and understand; to take in; to sense from external cues; to read (someone's) mind; to read (calibration, tape, etc.); to scan (bar code)
with a smooth, unhindered motion; speedily and without delay
to cough violently; to have a coughing fit
release; unleashing; liberation; deallocation (of computer memory)
to strangle; to constrict
on the contrary; far from it; if anything; in fact; instead
without hesitation; with great optimism; (pushing or pulling) strongly; (drinking) heavily
to push into; to cram into; to stuff into; to break in; to burgle; to burglarize
by itself; automatically; naturally
to slide down; to slip down
to raise one's head (esp. of a snake)
below; down; bottom; beneath; underneath; just after; right after
Mr.; Mrs.; makes a word more polite (usu. in fixed expressions); state; situation
yes?; no?; isn't it?; is it?
scary; frightening; eerie; dreadful
ferocious; brutal; atrocious; savage; barbarous