to spread out; to lay out; to take a position; to impose widely (e.g. over a city)
talk (esp. by a talk-show host, or by a stage musician to the audience between songs); banter; talk show; toque
to swell; to rise; to bulge; to rouse; to get excited
bear (any mammal of family Ursidae)
great white shark; white pointer (Carcharodon carcharias)
more than usual; especially; particularly
taciturn; reticent; quiet; silent; untalkative
snake; serpent; large snake
tiger keelback (Rhabdophis tigrinus)
trauma (usu. psychological)
horse; horse racing; promoted bishop
cone shell (Conus geographus)
sting (of a bee, etc.); stinger; needle covered with poison
hornet; yellow jacket; wasp (of subfamily Vespinae); Asian giant hornet (Vespa mandarinia); yak-killer hornet
near oneself; close to one; familiar
honorific/polite/humble prefix; honorific suffix
expectation; anticipation; hope; promising; rising; up-and-coming
extermination (esp. pests); expulsion; destruction
to dust; to remove dust; to slap; to hit (with the palm); to use up money
amount necessary to fill a container (e.g. cupful, spoonful, etc.); drink (usu. alcoholic); full; one squid, octopus, crab, etc.; one boat; fully; to capacity
to stand up; to get up; to rise; to recover; to take action; to start; to make the initial charge
blue-ringed octopus (esp. one species, the blue-lined octopus, Hapalochlaena fasciata)
very; considerably; by no means; not readily; middle; half-way point
everyday; daily; ordinary; usual; routine; regular
backward somersault; back handspring; backflip
normally; ordinarily; by anyone's standards; by normal standards; without any issues; without any difficulty
to make an appearance; to show up
slow; gradual; steady; calm; composed; relaxed
in some way or other; one way or another; somehow; only just; barely
poor (at); weak (in); not very good (at); not one's cup of tea; not one's favorite
to tease; to make fun of; to poke fun at; to make a crack about; to chaff; to kid
my goodness!; oh my!; oh dear!
of all people; a person of ...'s standing
oneself; oneself; for oneself; personally
snapping back (at someone); lashing out (despite being in the wrong); counterblast; counteroffensive; backlash
dry and rough; desiccated; rustling