the defensive; passive attitude; passivity; the passive; passive voice; ukemi (the art of falling safely)
quite clearly; quite distinctly; perfectly; exactly
to be brought forward (e.g. by three hours); to be moved up; to be hasty; to be rash; to quicken; to speed up
to claim victims; to leave casualties
waste of labor or energy; waste of labour; vain effort
proper; respectable; decent; honest
accidental death; casualty
fingernail mark; scratch; scars (e.g. of war); traces (of damage); ravages
to step forward; to take a step forward
stepping back; drawing back
spirit; soul; drive; vigor; vigour
embodiment; manifestation; materialization; materialisation; expression; indication
perseverance; determination; tenacity; energy
together; jointly; at the same time; with; both
haughty; arrogant; insolent; proud; overbearing
to take into account; to bear in mind; to consider; to learn from; to take warning from
stuffing; packing; end (esp. the foot of a bridge); lowest-ranking guest at tea ceremony; tea master; endgame (esp. in shogi or used figuratively); sweet eel sauce
worst of the worst; despicable; extremely bad
to stay on; to remain; to hold out; to stop (doing); to give up
behavior; behaviour; manner; attitude; bearing
a cornered rat will bite a cat; despair turns cowards courageous
expansion; swelling; increase; growth
to twine around; to twist around; to coil around; to pester; to hassle
solid; robust; tight; taut; shrewd; calculating
unpleasant; disagreeable; nasty; lewd; lascivious; obscene
male homosexuality; bill of lading; BL
erotic; pornographic; obscene; perverted; horny; dirty
lower part; foot; lower direction; left part of the stage (audience's or camera's POV); stage right (actor's POV)
out of bounds; beyond the pale
to tear up; to tear off; to rip up; to separate (e.g. a couple); to disrupt (a relationship)
catfish (esp. the Amur catfish, Silurus asotus); (arch.) earthquake
eel (esp. the Japanese eel, Anguilla japonica)
transfiguration; transformation; change of appearance
restriction; restraint; binding; constraint
to put an end to something; to get something over with; to quit something one has been engaged in too long or to an excessive degree
to unravel; to untie; to break into small pieces (of fish, meat, etc.); to relax; to ease
contrivance; bit of fiddling; little ingenuity; bit more (e.g. food)
too much for one to handle; beyond one's capacity; unmanageable; uncontrollable; incorrigible; obstreperous
production (e.g. play); direction
expansion; extension; elongation; stretching