step; stair; grade; rank; counter for breaks in written language (or speech, etc.); dan
to swing downward; to bring down (one's sword, fist, etc.)
without leaving any trace
to be blown off; to blow off; to blow away; to vanish; to disappear
cavern; cave; cave system; grotto
lightly; gaping wide; suddenly; unexpectedly
what is it (that); the meaning of something; what something is about
yikes!; eek!; ook; eek; customer
top of the head; crown of the head
passing through (of a tunnel, bullet, etc.); going (right) through; penetrating; (arch.) being well versed (in)
lizard; skink lizard (Scincidae spp.)
cutting in two with a single stroke; taking decisive action; dealing with decisively; cutting the (Gordian) knot
praying mantis (esp. the narrow-winged mantis, Tenodera angustipennis)
full of (e.g. mistakes); riddled with; covered all over with (blood, mud, etc.)
outline; main points; generally; on the whole; general; rough
completion; conclusion; perfect (tense, form, aspect)
class; level; stratum; layer; hierarchy
(not) in any way; in no way; at all; terribly; awfully; hopelessly
unnatural; artificial; affected; strained
wall of rock; rock cliff; rock face
nature; natural; spontaneous; naturally; spontaneously
exactly; precisely; closely; tightly; properly; without fail
to connect; to link together; to tie; to fasten; to maintain; to preserve
stairs; stairway; staircase
lots of; a ton of; a mountain of; piles of; heaps of; so many
strange; odd; peculiar; queer; curious
dot; spot; mark (in an exam, etc.); grade; point (in a game); score; point (in geometry)
in the first place; to begin with; after all; anyway; beginning; start
to well (up); to gush forth (of water); to appear (esp. suddenly) (sweat, tears, etc.); to feel emotions from (joy, bravery, etc.); to hatch (esp. of parasitic insects, etc.)
to close (at a certain point); to cut short; to round up (number); to revalue (currency)
once; for a short time; briefly; (arch.) one morning
deepest part; deepest portion; depths (of the ocean etc.); innermost
(not so) much; (not) very
small fish; small fry; (a) nobody; small fry; unimportant person
ordinary person; member of the general public; non-celebrity
expressly; especially; taking the trouble (to do); intentionally; deliberately
to turn on one's heel; to turn back; to return
fleeting (glimpse, glance, etc.)
golden and shiny; gaudy; gaudily decorated; brand spanking new; new and shiny