papier mâché; something that looks good superficially
to swoop down upon; to fly down; to alight
to match (rhythm, speed, etc.); to join together; to unite; to face; to be opposite (someone); to compare; to check with
sudden brake; coming to a sudden stop
rampaging; raging violently; going berserk
to bite at; to snap at; to nibble; to get one's teeth into (metaphorically); to get to grips with; to really get into
to divide; to cut; to halve; to break; to crack; to dilute; to fall below
section; cross section; profile
steel trap; foothold trap; bear trap
crawling on all fours; getting on one's hands and knees; falling flat
to stick into (of something with a sharp point); to prick; to pierce; to resonate emotionally; to move
caltrop (spiked device scattered to maim infantry and horses); calthrop; caltrap
falling down; tumbling; reversing; inverting; getting upset
to roll about; to writhe about
fortuitous; luck; windfall; godsend; good fortune
in succession; one by one
snare; trap (for catching wild game, etc.); trap (i.e. ruse, subterfuge, etc.)
to fit; to get into; to be fit for (a job, etc.); to be suited for; to fall into; to plunge into
to step into (e.g. someone else's territory); to break into; to raid; to come to grips with; to get to the core of
to suffer; to groan; to be worried
bell cricket (Meloimorpha japonicus); (arch.) pine cricket (Xenogryllus marmoratus)
to jump up; to spring up; to jump (market, price, etc.); to rise sharply; to act rashly; to jump the gun
vine; bine; bow; temple arm; connections; contacts
stone; jewel; precious stone; flint (in a lighter); stone (in go); stone (in the bladder, kidney etc.); calculus
weight; weight (e.g. of someone's words); burden; importance; significance
to draw (a bow) to the limit; to pull tight; to squeeze tight; to strain (voice)
walking stick (any insect of order Phasmatodea); walkingstick; stick insect; leaf insect
appearing in unexpected places and at unexpected moments; elusive; phantom
outbreak; spring forth; generation (e.g. of power or heat); genesis; ontogeny; development of complex multicellular structures from cell(s) in a simple state
spider's thread; spider silk
to stretch around (e.g. a fence, dragnet, etc.); to lay out (e.g. a wiring system, network, etc.); to string up (e.g. an antenna, ship's rigging, etc.)
all sides; the four cardinal directions and the four ordinal directions; large hanging lantern
present continuous tense; present progressive form
to overturn; to capsize; to overthrow (government etc.); to reverse (decision etc.); to disprove (an established theory etc.)
no more than; just; only; mere; goes no further than
to knock down; to shoot down; to lop off