starting (machine, engine, car, etc.); activation
underside; undersurface; inferior surface
person of mixed parentage; crossbreed; Eurasian; hybrid; crossbreed
to turn over; to turn around; to change (one's mind); to reverse (one's decision); to fly (flag, etc.); to wave (skirt, cape, etc.)
elucidation; explication; explaining; unravelling; clarification; understanding
snakelike; snaky; serpentine
leisurely; slow; deliberate; easygoing
having strings attached (of a loan, etc.); having conditions attached; having a string or cord attached (of a bag, clothing, etc.); something with a string attached; having a lover (of a woman); woman with a male lover
sharpshooting; shooting; sniping; setting a goal and carrying it out
bending; curving; warping (of feelings, logic, etc.); distortion; refraction; inflection
interval between the waves; gap between waves
to punch; to hit and hit; to stamp out; to pierce; to bore into; to knock down walls
before one's very eyes; under one's nose; imminence; close at hand
three flat objects (sheets of paper, pieces of cloth, etc.); cutting a fish into two boneless fillets and a piece with the skeleton
making frequent appearances; appearing often; appearing and disappearing
it's best to; it's safest to; there's nothing better than
to shoot or fire off an arrow
removal (e.g. of a building); dismantling (e.g. a tent); striking (e.g. a stage set); withdrawal (of troops); evacuation; retreating
to pack; to box; to package
to go past (a place or thing); to go beyond
century; hundred years; (fig.) a long time
aaah!; oooh!; oh no!; oh boy!
with a crack (e.g. branches, knuckles)
stormy weather (at sea); poor catch of fish (due to stormy seas); poor turn-out; recession
to wind (of a road, etc.); to meander; to twist; to undulate; to surge; to swell
far away in the distance; in the far distance
sickle-shaped neck (e.g. snake, praying mantis); crooked neck; gooseneck
to be turned up; to be lifted up (e.g. by the wind)