puzzled; perplexed; quizzical; dubious; suspicious
to hack; to chop (firewood, meat, etc.); to chop off (e.g. a head)
weak; weakly; feeble; frail; delicate; faint (voice, sunlight, etc.)
to hew; to chop up; to mangle; to mince
to leak out; to escape; to find expression; to give vent; to leak out; to be divulged
to wet; to moisten; to dampen; to soak; to dip
to lie face down; to lie flat (on one's stomach); to bend down (in submission); to bow down; to (crouch) and hide (behind); to conceal oneself; to lie down (and sleep)
pardon; forgiveness; tolerance; leniency; mercy; going easy (on someone)
to stick into and move around; to dig around in; to pick (i.e. one's teeth)
finally; in the end; at last; in the end; after all; never (happened)
to hack; to chop (firewood, meat, etc.); to chop off (e.g. a head)
one's last moments; hour of death; death throes; agonies of death
earth; ground; place; territory; bottom (of a package, book, etc.); earth (one of the five elements)
gushingly; copiously; profusely; in a steady stream
reflection; reverberation; reflex; reflexes
unsatisfying; disappointing; abrupt; not enough; too quick; too short
change to ...; becoming ...; making into ...; -ization; -ification
dumbfounded; overcome with surprise; in blank amazement; in a daze
negligence; carelessness; inattention; unpreparedness
(laughing) foolishly; (smiling) thoughtlessly; indiscreetly (talking); carelessly (speaking); thin (paper, cloth, etc.); flimsy
to force someone to clamp with their teeth; to force into someone's mouth (e.g. a gag); to wedge into a space; to inflict (a blow); to deal (a hit); to pull (a joke)
to show up; to appear; to turn up
wait-and-see (situation, stance, etc.); waiting to see (how things play out); watching developments (before acting); probe; probing move
to stuff into; to jam; to shorten; to move closer together; to reduce (spending); to conserve; to focus intently on
light; bright; bright (colour); cheerful; bright; bright (future, prospects, etc.); rosy
timidly; nervously; with nervous diffidence; trembling with fear
river; stream; River; the ... river
character (esp. kanji); letter; handwriting; penmanship; the ... word (e.g. "the L word" = "love")
mountain; hill; mine; (mountain) forest; heap; pile; protruding or high part of an object
impressive; striking; memorable; impactful
some people; a number of people; several people; a few people
dimly; faintly; absentmindedly; vacantly; idly; aimlessly
shaved head; person with a shaved head; skinhead
(outward) looks; features; face; countenance; expression
congratulations!; well done!; best wishes!; all the best!
brown; light brown; tawny
well done!; good job!; good work!; you did it!; bravo!
to feel that something is true or actually happening; to hit one (realization, thought); to sink in
flash (esp. of a camera); flashlight; very short scene in a film or TV show; newsflash
fly (ball); fly (lure); fly (insect)
magic tool (in fiction); magical item
cushion; cushion (to soften the blow); mitigation
to be absent; to take a day off; to rest; to have a break; to go to bed; to (lie down to) sleep
tough; hard; determined; strong-minded; strong (e.g. sunlight, alcohol); severe