to hit a nerve; to get on one's nerves
to go pale; to grow pale; to lose color; to turn white
to take the form (of); to assume a shape
shape; appearance; collateral; obverse of an old "zeni" coin
head (of a household, etc.); leader; owner; proprietor; subject (of a rumour, etc.); doer (of a deed); guardian spirit (e.g. long-resident beast, usu. with mystical powers)
to carry on one's shoulder; to shoulder; to bear; to bear (burden, responsibility, etc.); to take upon oneself
to crowd; to flock; to swarm
cruel; brutal; savage; barbarous
food; provisions; nourishment (mental, spiritual, etc.); sustenance (e.g. of one's life); source of encouragement
prey; catch; kill; spoils; trophy; loot
injustice; impropriety; unreasonableness; undeserved; unfair; invalid
repulse; repelling (e.g. the enemy); driving back
to show up; to appear; to turn up
terrible; dreadful; terrifying; surprising; startling; tremendous
presentiment; premonition; hunch; to have a premonition; to have a hunch
to hurry (up); to urge on; to press; to rush
(one's) whereabouts; destination; where one is headed; outcome; course (of events); future
to become known; to come to light; to be known; to be understood; to clearly not amount to much; to be insignificant
to enter; to go into; to break into; to join; to enroll; to contain; to hold
to run off; to break into a run; to start running
bumping of heads; running into; coming across; encountering
fear; horror; anxiety; concern; uneasiness; reverence
at the last moment; this late in the game
bottom of one's heart; depths of one's mind; innermost thoughts; from the bottom of one's heart; wholeheartedly; truly
bizarre; strange; eccentric; odd; queer
circumference; outskirts; environs; (computer) peripheral
terrain; geographical features; topography
search; lookup; hunt; (item of) research; exploration; investigation
detailed; full; minute; knowing very well; knowledgeable (about); well-acquainted (with)
familiarity with the land; locality or terrain (usually associated with knowing or feeling the locality)
branches and leaves; foliage; unimportant details; nonessentials; side issue
to rub; to scrub; to scrape
sparse; thin; scattered; straggling; sporadic
counter for places, parts, passages, etc.
to tear; to rip up; to cut up; to cleave; to forcibly separate (e.g. two lovers); (arch.) to have a tattoo in the corner of one's eye
trace; tracks; site; remains; scar
opponent; rival; adversary; menace; danger; threat
attack; assault; raid; criticism; censure; denunciation
to receive; to get; to catch (e.g. a ball); to be struck by (wind, waves, sunlight, etc.); to sustain (damage); to incur (a loss); to undergo (e.g. surgery)