simile; metaphor; allegory; parable
nocturnality; nocturnal habits
seeing in the dark; night vision
to be effective; to take effect; to work; to function well; to be possible (to do, use, etc.); to be able to
obstacle; impediment; disability; handicap; steeplechase; obstacle race
law; rule; regulation; destiny; fate; karma
to paw (at) the ground; to struggle (using one's arms and legs); to flounder; to struggle (to escape an adverse situation); to strive
to hold one's breath; to catch one's breath
filth (esp. excrement, feces, urine); muck; waste; garbage; dirt; dust
light; easy; non-serious; minor
to mow; to reap; to harvest; to eradicate; to root out (e.g. evil); to remove
act of barbarity; barbarism; brutality; savagery
food; foodstuff; prey; victim
place hidden from view; cover; shelter; hiding place
senior group member; leader among peers; (like) one's older brother; big brother
to screw in; to thrust into; to push into; to protest (and seek rectification); to complain
to swell (out); to expand; to be inflated; to get cross; to get sulky; to pout
weeping; sobbing; softly (crying); with a prolonged dull pain; having a griping pain
dried fish (or shellfish, etc.)
a few minutes later; after a few minutes
kapow; bang; bulging; filled to bursting; prostitute (catering to Occupation soldiers in Japan after WWII)
to walk away; to saunter off
command; lead; generalship; leadership
route; course; path; one's future course (e.g. after graduating high school)
to stop; to cease; to come to an end; to cut off
to bend a bow; to shoot an arrow; to rise up against; to rebel against
disposition; temperament; temper; nature
trace; vestige; mark; sign; evidence
pupil; disciple; adherent; follower; apprentice; young person
thoroughly; completely; severely; harshly; (arch.) scattered; (arch.) disconnected
wrong (guess or estimate); misdirected; irrelevant; off the point
dispersion; scattering; spreading out; diffusion
damn; damn it; feces; excrement; damn; damned; very
with trouble; at great pains; rare; valuable; kind; generous
concealment; hiding; covering up; suppression
to think up; to think out; to knit (a pattern into a sweater, etc.); to start knitting
blood (in one's face, cheeks, etc.); colour; color; hot-bloodedness; hotheadedness; impulsive temperament
shortness of breath; panting; puffing; running out of steam (of the economy, a project, etc.); losing momentum; loss of efficiency
to pause; to have a short intermission