horned owl (any owl with horn-like ear tufts)
preface; introduction; preamble
having had enough (of); fed up (with); sick and tired (of); to learn one's lesson; to learn from a bad experience
to set (sun); to become dark
diagonally upward; (going in a) completely unexpected direction (of a story, result, etc.)
showing no concern at all; being not at all bothered; devil-may-care attitude
waterfall; (arch.) rapids
happy memory; sweet memory
briskly; energetically; livelily; efficiently; crisply; vigorously
speech and conduct; words and actions; words and deeds; behavior; behaviour; manners
complete failure; debacle; fiasco; disaster
to fly into a rage; to lose one's temper; to flare up; to break out
unconcernedly; nonchalantly; indifferently; blankly; vacantly; absentmindedly
to have steady nerves; to gain courage; to become brave; to become confident
to exchange; to swap; to barter; to replace; to substitute
hard to understand; Byzantine fashion
shaking; shake; unsettledness; instability; existence of multiple spellings, pronunciations, usages, etc. for a single word
anti-travel sickness (medicine)
side effect; adverse reaction
opposition; rivalry; competition; antagonism
to float in the air; to be unfinished; to be unsettled; to be undecided
impatience; irritation; frustration; fretfulness
toppling sideways; turning sideways; falling over sideways; barrel roll
wooden frame; wooden crate; wooden pallet
sharp pain; acute pain; intense pain
dangerous; in danger; facing imminent danger; precarious (situation); perilous (state, balance, etc.); in doubt
to be squashed by; to be pinned under
to step aside; to move (out of the way); to make way
rapid succession (e.g. questions)
serious accident; major incident
unable to contain oneself; itching to do something; cannot sit still
pillar of fire; blazing column
in deep black; in jet black
incarnation (of Buddha or bodhisattva); avatar; embodiment (as in "embodiment of evil"); incarnation; personification
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean