epidermis; cuticle; bark; epidermis; facade
to flip; to snap; to repel; to use (an abacus); to calculate; to strum
glazing; fitting with glass; transparency; openness; lack of secrecy
small room; closet; cubicle; booth; stall
with a wriggle; in a slithering motion; in a squiggle; with a spurt
to bite (at); to snap at; to snap at (someone); to flare up at; to jump down (someone's) throat
to bite into (e.g. rope into skin); to cut into; to eat into; to encroach; to be wedged (i.e. underwear pulled from the back, driving it between the buttocks)
liver; innards; courage; spirit; crux; essential point
such a stupid ...; what a crazy ...; no way!; what nonsense!; how can that be?
family; relatives; dependents; household
to bite; to chew; to gnaw; to fumble one's words (esp. during a play, broadcast, etc.); to falter with one's words; to crash against (e.g. of waves); to break onto (shore)
to have a hole; to be pierced (with a hole)
middle-aged man; Buddhist priest
to be degraded; to come down in the world; to lose status; to be ruined; to fall low
shudder; shiver; trembling with fear
taking; taker; last performer of the day (usu. the star performer); last performance of the day; active partner (e.g. in judo demonstration); emphatic or formal prefix
gathering; meeting; assembly; collection; attendance
no matter what it takes; by any means necessary; at all costs; by hook or by crook
company; lot; bunch; troupe; company (of musicians)
intolerable; unbearable; tremendous; out of this world; cannot help (doing); cannot but do
to fly around; to scatter
to blow away; to blow off; to dispel; to drive away; to talk big
assimilation; absorption; adaptation; assimilation; anabolism; assimilation (phonology)
maximum preference; maximum priority; priority handling
first floor; ground floor; one floor; one storey; one rank
background; scenery; background (of an incident, situation, etc.); circumstances; backing; support (from behind the scenes)
to notice; to become aware; to be scrupulous; to be attentive; to recover consciousness; to come to oneself
now that; since; so long as; because
hiss (esp. cat); sizzle; whoosh
favorite sword; cherished sword
to bare one's fangs; to snarl (at)
on a stage; on a platform; on an altar
provocation; stirring up; arousal; excitement; stimulation
going into a frenzy; flying into a rage
to smash; to crush; to shut down; to put out of business; to wreck; to break; to butcher
to spring at; to leap upon; to swoop down on; to throw oneself upon (e.g. an enemy)