to swing; to sway; to shake; to waver; to feel shaken; to become unstable
to throw violently against; to slam against; to strike; to thrust at someone (e.g. a letter)
sickle-shaped neck (e.g. snake, praying mantis); crooked neck; gooseneck
to clear away; to clear land; to prune; to lop off
weight; heavyweight boxer
to cut apart (cloth, paper, etc.); to sever (ties); to break off (relationship); to cut off (enemy's retreat); to block (road, etc.)
anywhere; for all time; through thick and thin; come hell or high water; persistently; stubbornly
tail (animal, kite, comet, etc.); tail end; slope at the foot of a mountain
to burst into tears; to burst out crying; to begin to cry; to be moved to tears
binding hand and foot; temporary feeling of paralysis; sleep paralysis; being tied down with money
expansion; swelling; increase; growth
column; beam; girder; digit; decade; order of magnitude
Japanese chimera; mythical creature with a monkey's head, tanuki's body, tiger's limbs, and a snake tail; White's thrush (Zoothera dauma); mysterious person; person of unknown character
to arrive (at one's destination); to reach; to come to a head; to reach a conclusion; to culminate (in)
taking in; bringing in; capturing (e.g. customers); attracting; confusion; bustle
sky; air; ether; firmament; the heavens
energy; energy; strength; energy source; energy resource; food energy
to shine; to glitter; to sparkle
torrential rain; heavy rain; cloudburst; downpour
to break; to smash; to defeat; to destroy; to eliminate
to smash; to crush; to shut down; to put out of business; to wreck; to break; to butcher
to lend someone one's shoulder; to support with one's shoulder; to lend a hand; to come to someone's aid
to use up; to exhaust; to devote oneself (to); to do one's utmost (for); to do to exhaustion; to do completely
how can (one) do something
stickiness; gumminess; sticky material; clay
absorption; suction; attraction
gradually; slowly but steadily
to ask; to inquire; to blame (someone) for; to accuse of; to care about; to regard as important
to go through; to pass through; to struggle through; to get through (difficulties, danger, etc.); to escape (through the cordon)
to fill in a hole; to plug a gap (money, personnel, etc.); to make up for a deficiency; to cover a deficit
to lie on top of each other; to overlap; to pile up
whirlpool; swirl; eddy; vortex; maelstrom
miasma; noxious form of "bad air" formerly believed to cause diseases
to invade; to raid; to infringe; to encroach; to harm; to afflict
purification; cleanup (e.g. of politics); purge
to get rid of; to erase; to dispel; to eradicate; to wipe away