to stand on end; to bristle up; to be ruffled
weird; strange; mysterious
speech; expression; wording; language
winding; meandering; zigzagging; zig-zag; in twists and turns; sinuously
strange; wonderful; weird; outrageous; mysterious
to become famous; to go out into the world; to make one's way in the world; to appear
you (when referring to one's equals or inferiors)
to continue (for a long time); to occur in succession; to come next (e.g. on TV)
just like; the same as; no different than
to step aside; to move (i.e. out of the way); to make way; to resign; to retire; to quit
to sit cross-legged; to rest on one's laurels
song lyrics; words of a song; libretto
certainly; for sure; distinctly; clearly; firmly; tightly
to cut down; to slay; to truncate; to round down; to omit; to discard
grain thief; sharpened tube for testing rice in bags; sashimi (sliced raw fish); stabbing; piercing
every conceivable; every single; every possible; all kinds of
device; instrument; vessel; container; ability; capacity
omen; portent; sign; premonition; harbinger; precursor
conceptual drawing; conceptual diagram; artist's impression
knowing only too well; being fully aware of
suicidal act; self-destroying action; suicidal action
being put to shame; being outshone; being eclipsed; feeling embarrassed
10,000; ten thousand; myriad; everything; all; (arch.) various
military forces; hosts; troops
cruel; merciless; atrocious; pitiful; tragic; horrible
to begin to strike; to kick out; to forcefully expel; to hammer (pattern, etc.) into metal
one's own property; possessions
hasty; rash; rushed; hurried; impatient; impetuous
tyranny; abuse of power; violence (e.g. of a storm)
exclamation of surprised disappointment, disgust, or worry (yuck, ick, ack, eeew, crap!, blech, gross)
harmony; accord; reconciliation; agreement
vacant post; vacancy; post in name only
to change into; to be transformed; to be transfigured; to transform; to alter; to convert
to eat; to drink; to smoke; to suffer (e.g. defeat); to receive a blow
to realize; to realise; to hit upon something
monopole; singular pole; unipole
solid body; three-dimensional object; multi-storey car park
still more; to say nothing of; not to mention; still less
heavy concentration; overconcentration
to rearrange (classes); to recompose; to reset; to recombine (genes)
air hole; windhole; ventilator