hornworm (caterpillar of a hawk moth); (hairless) caterpillar
to become numb; to go to sleep (e.g. a limb); to get an electric shock; to tingle (from an electric shock); to be excited; to be titillated
hairy caterpillar; woolly bear; pest; nudnik (nudnick)
numbness; going to sleep (of a limb); pins and needles
grasping (with one's bare hands); holding; grabbing; seizing; catching
to join together; to combine; to join up
to stop up; to close up; to stand in the way; to obstruct; to occupy; to fill up
thickly; stickily; viscously
good-quality; superior in quality
great erudition; extensive knowledge; vast stock of knowledge
getting closer; drawing nearer; being not much different; being near (age, skill, etc.); becoming close (i.e. friendly); becoming intimate
to go wrong; to turn for the worse
to catch and tie up; to apprehend; to entangle; to trap; to brush out (e.g. dust, fur, plaque); to extract
creeping about; stirring restlessly; squirming
to blow away; to blow off; to dispel; to drive away; to talk big
piece of meat; cut of meat
to conform to; to be in accordance with; to follow (rule, tradition, example, etc.)
aid; assistance; help; cheering; rooting (for); support
to spill; to drop; to grumble; to complain; to let one's feelings show
remarkable; striking; brilliant; splendid; spectacular; wonderful
picking up; someone who picks up things; type picking (letterpress printing); walking (of an aristocrat)
frequently; repeatedly; eagerly; keenly; hard; terribly
(another's) daughter; young lady (of pampered upbringing); woman who has never known hardship; naive woman
ticktock; chinking (e.g. of a hammer against rock); knocking; dry and hard; (frozen) stiff; hidebound
to ring; to sound; to be popular; to be esteemed; to state; to insist
to bite at; to snap at; to jump at (e.g. an offer); to snap at; to hold on to; to cling to
to die; (lit.) to become bones
to bring forward (e.g. by 3 hours); to advance; to hasten (e.g. one's death); to quicken (e.g. one's step); to speed up; to accelerate
to make good one's escape; to get away; to outrun; to hold on (and win); to win narrowly
preservation; retainment; keeping
to be overturned; to be reversed; to turn over; to fall down; to tumble down; to topple over
to praise highly; to sing the praises of; to applaud; to acclaim; to admire
black lustre; black luster
epidermis; cuticle; bark; epidermis; facade
to have both; to possess both; to combine with
woven straw mat (orig. made of wild rice leaves); beggar; (arch.) Manchurian wild rice (Zizania latifolia)