to wake (someone) up (roughly); to rouse out of bed; to awaken (someone) by knocking at the door
to sense; to suspect; to get an inkling (of something); to get wind of; to smell (e.g. danger); to become aware of (e.g. a plot)
to clasp; to grasp; to hold (the answer); to have (e.g. the solution); to seize (power); to hold (the reins)
erratic; offbeat; wild; unconventional; extraordinary; weird
assumption; supposition; hypothesis; supposition
with a sting; with a tingle; nervously; tensely; with a rip; with a ripping sound
to make (someone) understand (a fault, mistake, etc.); to reason with; to advise; to try to persuade; to exhort; to admonish
to get fed up with; to get sick of; to become disgusted with
to desire; to wish; to beg; to request; to have something done for oneself
collar; lapel; neckband; nape of the neck; scruff of the neck
gazing at (in wonderment)
centimeter; centimetre; centi-; 10^-2; sentimental
enshrinement (of a deity); residing (in a shrine or sacred place); sitting prominently (in a place); being plunked down; being planted (in a spot)
cloudiness; cloudy weather; fog (on a mirror, glasses, etc.); cloud (e.g. in marble); gloom; dejection
pole; rod; line; dash; spoken monotonously
to bury; to embed; to implant
nail (e.g. fingernail, toenail); claw; plectrum; pick; hook; clasp
tattoo (esp. a traditional Japanese one); tattooing
(kicking and) struggling; wriggling; floundering; to get into a panic; to make a fuss; to make a scene
any and every thing; altogether; lock, stock, and barrel; the whole shooting match; the whole kit and caboodle; without reserve
black and white; monochrome; good and evil; right and wrong; guilt and innocence
to throw away; to cast away; to abandon; to desert; to give up; to resign
hypothesis; supposition; assumption; expectation; anticipation
to listen carefully; to strain one's ears
pursuer; pursuing party; posse
uneasy; unsure; unreliable; untrustworthy; (arch.) nervous; (arch.) impatient
same time; simultaneous; concurrent; synchronous
with energy; vigorously; cheerfully; assertively; lustily
to be buried; to be covered; to be hidden
to struggle; to writhe; to wriggle; to act frantically; to make desperate efforts
suffocation; choking; asphyxia
in spite of; despite; although; regardless of; irrespective of
vigilance; caution; alertness; precaution; being on guard
reduction; curtailment; cut; cutback; scaling down; contraction
sudden; abrupt; rapid; sharp; drastic; radical
energy; vigor; vigour; vitality
so; therefore; and; (and) then
devising (a way); contriving; device; design; dedication to spiritual improvement (esp. through Zen meditation)
decisively; decidedly; boldly; precisely; exactly
core; heart (of the matter); point; crux; kernel
to breathe out; to breathe; to tell (a lie); to use (foul language); to vomit; to throw up