occasionally; once in a while; seldom; casually; unexpectedly; accidentally
going out; outing; leaving (one's home, office, etc.)
stage; step; level; rank; order; stairs
to detain; to check; to restrain
pretext; history; past; according to ...; ... says
today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
fierce battle; hard-fought battle; hot contest; severe fight
nocturnality; nocturnal habits
period of time; time slot; time zone
crowd of people; great number of people; in great numbers
statement; remark; observation; utterance; speech; proposal
fear; horror; anxiety; concern; uneasiness; reverence
soundly (sleeping); fast (asleep)
to see without obstruction; to see through; to forecast; to predict; to anticipate
as usual; as always; as before; as ever; still
for a moment; for a minute; for a while; for some time; for the time being; for now
wind; breeze; manner; behaviour; cold; influenza
to blow (of the wind); to blow (one's breath); to breathe out; to play (a wind instrument); to blow (a whistle, trumpet, etc.); to emit (smoke, fire, etc.); to spout
to stop walking; to pause
snake; serpent; large snake
flicker (light); waver; trickle (water); glance at
to break; to be smashed; to split; to crack; to be divided (opinion, vote, etc.); to split (e.g. of a party); to come to light
tongue; tongue-like object; clapper (of a bell); talon (of a lock)
characteristic (of); peculiar (to)
oblong; vertical writing style (e.g. on envelopes); portrait orientation
beginning; start; outset; at first; at the beginning; initially
to feel nervous; to feel afraid; to be startled; to be surprised; (arch.) to be shy; (arch.) to be bashful
even if I say so myself; for me (to do such a thing)
adaptability; capacity for adaptation
candidate; contender; prospect; candidacy; candidature; nomination
to crawl; to creep; to slither; to wriggle; to trail (of vines, flowers, etc.); to spread
posture; pose; position; attitude; approach; stance
to glitter; to glisten; to sparkle; to twinkle; to glare; to gleam
horizontal (as opposed to vertical); lying down; side-to-side (as opposed to front-to-back); width; side (of a box, etc.); beside
poor; meagre; meager; feeble; scanty; shabby
counter; service counter (e.g. at a bank); counter (at a bar, cafe, etc.); automatically responding with an upload slot to someone who allows you to download (e.g. in P2P systems)
to jump at; to be attracted by
scale (of fish, snake, etc.); serif (on kana or kanji (e.g. in Mincho font))
to bite and tear; to bite a hole in
digestion (of food); digestion (of information); assimilation; consumption; absorption; (arch.) losing one's form and turning into something else
heat; fever; temperature; zeal; passion
bleeding; haemorrhage; hemorrhage; bleeding money; red ink; selling below cost