rustling (as of silk); slithering (sound); whizzing; hissing
risky; dangerous; insecure
flicker (light); waver; trickle (water); glance at
bright red; deep red; flushed (of face); downright (e.g. lie); complete; utter
to raise one's head (esp. of a snake)
to bite into (e.g. rope into skin); to cut into; to eat into; to encroach; to be wedged (i.e. underwear pulled from the back, driving it between the buttocks)
genuine; authentic; true; real
incarnation; embodiment; realization; giving concrete form (to)
petrifaction; petrification; mineralization; mineralisation; lithification; fossilization
to talk; to carry meaning
to bite; to chew; to gnaw; to fumble one's words (esp. during a play, broadcast, etc.); to falter with one's words; to crash against (e.g. of waves); to break onto (shore)
bleeding; haemorrhage; hemorrhage; bleeding money; red ink; selling below cost
otherwise; or else; if not
the (four) limbs; arms and legs
scale (of fish, snake, etc.); serif (on kana or kanji (e.g. in Mincho font))
dweller; inhabitant; resident; user (of a website)
last days; the end; one's fate
sub-; -ous (indicating a low oxidation state); -ite; Asia; Argentina; Arabia; America
dragon (esp. a Chinese dragon); naga; semi-divine human-cobra chimera in Hindu and Buddhist mythology; promoted rook
worship; adoration; admiration; cult
in front of one's eyes; just nearby; within a stone's throw
hollow; cavity; dent; depression
close investigation; careful examination; scrutiny
infrared rays; infrared radiation
perception; sensing; noticing
distortion; falsification; perversion
shelter; cover; screen; shield; obstruction; defilade
place hidden from view; cover; shelter; hiding place
shielding; sheltering; screening; shading; masking
immediately; right away; on the spot
(powers of) concentration; ability to concentrate
feeling of tension; air of tension; tension; nervousness
to taste; to savor; to appreciate; to enjoy; to experience; to go through
penance; austerities; mortification; asceticism
to be found; to be discovered
hope; promise; expectation; anticipation; side of a structural member
to be blessed with; to be rich in; to abound in
praise; admiration; commendation; approbation