blue; azure; green; pale; gray; unripe
lightning; flash of lightning; lightning bolt
so to speak; so to call it; as it were
correction; rectification; mending; repair
to squat; to crouch down (completely, generally with face looking through knees)
half-way up a slope or stairway; landing; center of three (horizontal) columns (of print) (centre)
exceedingly; extremely; very many; indeed
difficult; tough; formidable; redoubtable; stubborn
being struck by lightning; torpedo attack
thrusting (a spear, etc.)
complete devotion (to); total commitment (to); unvarying support (for); unwavering fixation (on); rigid preoccupation (with)
ptarmigan (Lagopus muta, esp. the Japanese ptarmigan, Lagopus muta japonica); grouse
decisive moment; turning point; critical moment; win-or-bust situation
to swell (out); to expand; to be inflated; to get cross; to get sulky; to pout
to gape; to open one's mouth wide
scattering; diffusion; spread (e.g. signal across the spectrum)
to save up; to stockpile; to stash away; to hoard; to amass; to salt away
to tie; to fasten; to hitch; to secure (trust, patronage of customers, etc.); to keep (an employee, someone's interest, etc.); to save (someone's life)
willpower; energy; vitality
to soften; to calm down; to be eased; to be mitigated; to subside; to abate
a little; a bit; somewhat; slightly; rather
weakening; emaciation; decline
to harm; to hurt; to injure; to fail to ...; to miss one's opportunity to ...
far away in the distance; in the far distance
endless; boundless; everlasting
self-healing; spontaneous recovery
reinforcement; augmentation; strengthening; increase; buildup
complete recovery of health
to roar; to reverberate; to be well-known; to be famous; to palpitate; to throb
light; easy; non-serious; minor
high voltage; high pressure
to stay (at); to stop (at)
to stand on end (hair, fur); to bristle; to ruffle (up)