to make a display of; to show off; to flaunt
even more; still more; further
big moment (e.g. performance, in the spotlight); gala occasion; (on the) world stage
to stiffen; to become stiff
facial expression; countenance; look; appearance; expression (vocal, etc.)
to be shut; to close; to be locked; to tighten; to be tightened; to become sober
dangerous; risky; in danger; in jeopardy; uncertain; unreliable
to run to; to come running; to rush (someplace); to hasten
form; shape; state; condition; letter; correspondence
miasma; noxious form of "bad air" formerly believed to cause diseases
metre; meter; meter; gauge
whole (body); full-length (e.g. portrait); systemic
to wriggle; to squirm; to crawl like a worm
dragon (esp. a Chinese dragon); naga; semi-divine human-cobra chimera in Hindu and Buddhist mythology; promoted rook
body; trunk; torso; hull (boat); fuselage (aircraft)
man; male; masculine gender
thorny shrub; wild rose; briar; thorn; cusp
ivy (esp. Boston ivy, Parthenocissus tricuspidata)
many-legged; octopus-like
ups and downs; bobbing up and down; rising and falling; ebbing and flowing
disabling; invalidation; nullification; vitiation
this world; this life; world of the living
living thing; living creature; animal; life
to run about trying to escape
cattle (Bos taurus); cow; beef; Chinese "Ox" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
floating; drifting; suspension; (arch.) wandering (about)
sharpness; cutting ability; quickness (of wit); incisiveness; peppiness (of a ball)
to attempt; to test; to try out
gale; strong wind; swift wind; fresh breeze (Beaufort scale)
acceleration; speeding up
lump of ice; block of ice; ice floe
to write down; to note; to jot down; to remember
ice; shaved ice (usually served with flavored simple syrup)
direct unforked road; straight path
sword (esp. a large, double-edged one); blade; bayonet; swordsmanship; stinger; ovipositor
extinction; extinguishment; disappearance; annihilation
inheritance; succession; accession; share-alike