to wait eagerly for; to look forward to
to be completely changed (for the worse); to be transformed
appearance; figure; shape; form
fantastic; grotesque; strange-looking; suspicious-looking
clothes; clothing; garments
to peek (through a keyhole, gap, etc.); to look down into (a ravine, etc.); to peek into (a shop, bookstore, etc.); to sneak a look at; to take a quick look at; to peep (through a telescope, microscope, etc.); to stick out (a scarf from a collar, etc.)
mane (of a horse, lion, etc.)
to lose one's mind; to go crazy; to lose one's senses; to lose consciousness
from one's side; from the side (of something); from someone unconnected; from someone uninvolved
to step on; to tread on; to set foot on (e.g. foreign soil); to stand on; to experience; to undergo; to follow (rules, principles, etc.)
apathy; indifference; listlessness; athymia
mere shadow of one's former self; having no trace left (of former glories, talent, looks, etc.); unrecognizable (as the person one used to be); unrecognisable
pile; heap; counter for things that are stacked, piled up (or layered, etc.); layers of clothing worn under one's overcoat; combination of colors created by layering of garments (colours)
to jar; to creak; to grate
to be torn off; to come off; to be torn to pieces; to be torn to shreds
one's body alone; having nothing except one's body; just oneself (with no belongings)
conclusion; resolution; gathering and bundling; convergence; focusing (e.g. light); convergence
to flip; to snap; to repel; to use (an abacus); to calculate; to strum
standing comparison with; comparing favorably with; by no means inferior to; equal to
to overwhelm (e.g. an opponent); to overpower; to overwhelm (someone with emotion); to move; to intimidate; to frighten
to slay; to cut down (a foe)
to require much effort; to be hard to do; to be bone-breakingly hard
to make a sound; to give off a sound; to hear a sound
to draw or pull something towards oneself (e.g. chair)
to open (e.g. doors); to open (e.g. business, etc.); to be empty; to be vacant; to be available; to be open (e.g. neckline, etc.); to have been opened (of one's eyes, mouth, etc.)
dull (e.g. a knife); blunt; thickheaded; obtuse; dull (sound, color, etc.); dim (light)
blow; shock; strike; batting
to fly around; to scatter
-ing and -ing (e.g. "coming and going"); doing such things as...; expresses a command; (arch.) to be; (arch.) indicates completion or continuation of an action
to search for; to seek for; to look for
pure; innocent; pure; unmixed; long kimono made from the same plain-coloured cloth
heavy blow; thump; wallop; belt; whack
to squat; to crouch down (completely, generally with face looking through knees)
to take back; to recapture
terrain; geographical features; topography
to shave off; to scrape off
to handle well; to handle deftly; to deal with; to manage; to prepare (meat or fish) for cooking; to dress (meat, etc.)
rivalry (between two equally strong sides); struggle for supremacy; competing (with); vying (with); contending (with); being an equal match (for)
completely; all the way; altogether; bodily
divorce; dissolution of adoption
resistance (e.g. to antibiotics); tolerance (e.g. drug tolerance)
special; particular; peculiar; unique
constitution (physical); physical make-up; predisposition (to disease); character (of a group, organization, etc.); innate characteristics; make-up