four-panel comic strip; yonkoma
-ical; -ive; -like; -ish; (something) like; along the lines of
after that; afterwards; thereafter
Catherine wheel (firework); pinwheel
to glide; to slide (e.g. on skis); to fail (an examination); to bomb (when telling a joke); to drop; to go down
far from; anything but; not at all; let alone; to say nothing of; not to mention
wound; injury; chip; crack; flaw; defect
one; for one thing; only; (not) even; just (e.g. "just try it"); some kind of; one type of
to bear; to carry on one's back; to take responsibility for; to accept a duty; to receive (wound); to incur (damage)
to become pale; to turn pale
incident; affair; happening; event
any more; any further; any better; any longer
fear; dread; dismay; terror; horror; scare
(practical) experience; personal experience; hands-on experience; first-hand experience
ghost; apparition; goblin; monster; something unusually large
real; realistic; serious; non-joking; realtime blog; real world (cf. online games or social networking services)
excelling; surpassing; outdoing
safe; secure; certainly; surely; no thanks; I'm good
with a start; in surprise; suddenly (realize, remember, etc.); all of a sudden; puffing (air); with a puff
to jump out; to rush out; to appear (suddenly); to protrude; to project; to butt in
horizontal (as opposed to vertical); lying down; side-to-side (as opposed to front-to-back); width; side (of a box, etc.); beside
to rush over; to run up to
to get damaged; to get chipped; to be wounded; to get injured; to get hurt (reputation)
worry; concern; anxiety; care; help; aid
to be squashed by; to be pinned under
girl; daughter; baby girl; young woman
confirmation; verification; validation; review; check; affirmation
duty; responsibility (incl. supervision of staff); liability; onus
in a daze; absent-mindedly; dimly; hazily; with a roar (of flames); with a whoosh
leaving out; omitting; skipping; (beating) in succession; in a row
even if; even though; even; too; whether ... or ...; no matter (what, where, who, etc.)
accident; incident; trouble; circumstances; reasons
to hit; to strike; to strike (noon, etc.); to sound (cymbals, etc.); to beat (rhythmically, e.g. pulse, waves, etc.); to move; to impress
very; greatly; immense; enormous; serious; grave
had better ...; had better not ...
recently; lately; these days; nearest; closest