monitoring; watching; observation; surveillance; guarding; supervision
defenseless; defenceless; unprotected; vulnerable
to hold on to something (secret, lead in a race, etc.)
somewhat near; fairly close
utterly stark naked; wearing only one's birthday suit
unladylike; unbecoming; immodest; unthinkable; impossible; ridiculous
tearing limb from limb; tearing apart; cutting (a person) to pieces
to be oversized (overloud, etc.)
bikini model (usually teenage); pin-up girl
greater than ...; bigger ...
all-America; pan-American; all of America
topic; subject; much talked about; topical; in the news
to stop; to turn off; to park; to prevent; to suppress (a cough); to stop (someone from doing something); to dissuade
talk (esp. by a talk-show host, or by a stage musician to the audience between songs); banter; talk show; toque
shivering (with cold); trembling (with fear); shuddering
half-dead; state of uncertainty; limbo; leaving unfinished with the intention of inflicting suffering
authority; expert; counter for messages, letters, notes, documents, etc.; understanding (esp. of male-female relations); tact; supernatural powers
never (even in error); never, ever; never, no matter what happens; by no means
to turn one's face; to turn around; to look over one's shoulder
to send (something) flying; to splatter; to drive (something) off
to get fed up with; to get sick of; to become disgusted with
bamboo (any grass of subfamily Bambusoideae); middle (of a three-tier ranking system)
height (measured at the withers)
to be able to manage somehow or another
difficult; tough; formidable; redoubtable; stubborn
large and rough; big and tough; unrefined; rustic; extreme; excessive
monkey (esp. the Japanese macaque, Macaca fuscata); ape; sly person; idiot; hick; sliding wooden bolt (for holding a door or window shut); clasp used to control the height of a pot-hook
one's post; one's position; one's station; one's round; one's beat; one's route
yaksha (Buddhist guardian deities sometimes depicted as demonic warriors)
physical strength; brute strength; arm strength
substantial matter; significant item
getting closer; drawing nearer; being not much different; being near (age, skill, etc.); becoming close (i.e. friendly); becoming intimate
to play (a stringed or keyboard instrument)
to turn away; to bear off; to veer away; to deviate (e.g. of a conversation); to digress; to go astray
having; holding; wear; durability; charge; expense
before oneself; in front of one; a bit before reaching (a location); this side (of a location); one's standpoint; one's appearance; skill
(in the) neighbourhood; neighborhood; around; about; for instance; say
to taper to a point; to become pointed; to become sharp; to look displeased; to look sour; to be on edge
pointed end; tip; point; forefront; vanguard; spearhead
to stick into; to pierce; to run into
brittle; fragile; weak; tender-hearted; sentimental; easily moved
skin; outer skin; integument; husk; hull; shell