invisibly; secretly; privately
wire netting; wire mesh; wire screen; chain-link mesh
walking; pace; step; course (of history, one's life, etc.); history; pitch (of a screw, etc.)
to relax; to release tension from one's muscles; to let go limp
high-handed; domineering; on one's high horse
to get back to normal; to get back into one's stride; to get back into the swing of it
to raise (usu. one's shoulders, with a jaunty, swaggering effect)
to get (a joke or explanation); to strike home; to click; to know intuitively
invitation; introduction; temptation
being somewhat excited (agitated)
to shine; to glitter; to sparkle
falling into a doze; dozing off; nodding off
absurd; ridiculous; silly; ludicrous; nonsensical; asinine
indicates supposition; if ... then; when; (typically after someone's name) indicates exasperation
clear; precise; definite; distinct
stimulus; impetus; incentive; encouragement; motivation; provocation
choking; suffocating; stifling; oppressive; heavy
senior (at work or school); superior; elder; older graduate; progenitor; old-timer
way of saying (something); way of putting it; wording; phrasing; language; expression
to tickle; to tickle (one's curiosity, vanity, etc.); to arouse; to make laugh; to amuse
just as one thought; as usual; sure enough
(living) sacrifice; victim; scapegoat
(outward) looks; features; face; countenance; expression
loudly (flinging open a door); with a clatter; with a crash (e.g. of a falling structure); completely (change); utterly; louvre window (door, vent, etc.)
bat (Chiroptera spp.); umbrella; opportunist; turncoat
to dye; to colour; to color
affinity; feeling of closeness (with someone); feeling of kinship
to take offense (at); to take offence (at); to feel hurt (by)
in the first place; to begin with; after all; anyway; beginning; start
organization; organisation; structure; construction; system (e.g. railroad, transport, party, etc.); tissue; texture (of a rock)
being at sea; losing one's bearings; (arch.) disorientation upon waking at night; (arch.) forgetting which house or room to enter
not funny; not a laughing matter; not a joke
being startled, surprised or afraid; panic; trepidation
stamp; seal; seal impression; seal; mudra (symbolic hand gesture); ninja hand sign
glaringly; dazzlingly; blazingly
impossible; unlikely; improbable
to draw the conclusion that ...; to conclude
to spread (out); to extend; to stretch; to reach to; to get around; to fill (e.g. a space)
to be lifted up; to be hung up; to twitch upwards; to turn upward; to slant upward