giant Pacific octopus (Enteroctopus dofleini); North Pacific giant octopus
all; altogether; entirely; exactly like; just like; spitting image of
to stand up; to get up; to rise; to recover; to take action; to start; to make the initial charge
tall figure; high stature
one; 1; best; first; foremost; beginning; start
perhaps; maybe; perchance; by some chance; by any chance
double; twice (as much); times (as much); -fold; 1-nth; 1 to n
to freeze to; to be frozen to; to freeze in place; to be still
because of; owing to; due to
originally; by nature; from the start
hard; solid; stiff; tight; strong; firm (not viscous or easily moved); safe
black with hints of blue (as in a bruise); bluish black
colour; color; complexion; skin colour; look (on one's face); expression; appearance
to slacken; to loosen; to relax; to slack off (e.g. one's work, attention); to not put one's heart in
to take (a resource, e.g. time or money); to hang; to come into view; to arrive; to come under (a contract, a tax); to start (engines, motors); to attend
ticktock; chinking (e.g. of a hammer against rock); knocking; dry and hard; (frozen) stiff; hidebound
judging from; on the basis of; from the point of view of
to watch steadily; to stare
to be lifted; to be raised; to happen suddenly; to occur; to be homeroom teacher for the same class multiple years in a row; to move up with one's class
ill will; spite; bad meaning; mala fides; bad faith; malice
to be seized with fear; to be seized with panic
number; edition; sobriquet; pen-name; size (of printing types, canvases, knitting needles, etc.); suffix attached to names of ships, trains, airplanes, etc.
normalcy; normality; normal
operation; functioning; running
to tell (somebody) to (do something)
to expose; to lay open (e.g. secret); to take apart; to disassemble; to kill; to murder; to dress (meat)
fear; horror; anxiety; concern; uneasiness; reverence
yes; that is correct; understood; I see; present; here; pardon?
accommodation; reception; seating; custody (e.g. awaiting deportation); internment; admission
happiness; blessedness; luck; luckily; fortunately
doubt; misgivings; distrust; suspicion
head (of a household); proprietor (of a store); proprietress; (arch.) entertaining someone as one's guest
to operate (e.g. a machine); to handle; to have a good command of (a language); to play proficiently (of a musical instrument); to work (a puppet); to pull the strings of a puppet
protagonist; main character; hero(ine) (of a story); head of household
something; nothing (with neg. verb)
if you think about it; come to think of it
composition; construction; formation; makeup; structure; organization
figure; body shape; build; physique; form
to be suitable; to be appropriate; to match
in the first place; to begin with; after all; anyway; beginning; start