ground; earth; the solid earth; the (vast) land
to remake; to remold; to remould; to convert; to reconstruct; to adapt
to come alive; to get going; to start to move
breathing; respiration; knack; trick; harmony; balance
blink (of eyes); wink; twinkling (of stars); flicker (of light); blink (of light)
to have an eye on; to zero in on
the end; closing; being done for; that's it; that's enough; that's all
to drain dry; to dry out; to scorch
again; once more; a second time
to brandish; to flourish; to wave; to swing; to shake at
to turn toward; to look (up, down, etc.); to face (e.g. east) (of a building, window, etc.); to look out on; to point (of an arrow, compass needle, etc.); to be suited to
part of the eyebrow closest to the nose
to come down; to go down; to hang; to dangle; to move back; to step back; to deteriorate
sparkle of one's eyes; insight; discernment; penetration
burly; strong; indomitable; indefatigable; robust (vitality, appetite, economic growth, etc.); strong
arm; skill; efforts; ability
immediately; at once; soon; before long; easily; readily
to peel; to skin; to pare; to hull; to bare (e.g. fangs); to open wide (e.g. eyes)
to approach; to draw near; to be imminent; to press (someone for something); to urge; to compel
hands and feet; limbs; person at one's beck and call; person at hand; reliable worker
to hang (something) on (something); to throw on (clothes); to hook; to catch; to cheat; to evade payment; to drink (alcohol)
to be hot on a person's heels
to take the middle (between the two); to split the difference
before or since; neither before nor after; no other time in one's life; stressing a particular moment or event as being unique or most extreme
to coil around (of a child or animal); to grab (usu. out of playfulness or affection); to cling
to play with (a toy, one's hair, etc.); to fiddle with; to toy with (one's emotions, etc.); to trifle with; to do with something as one pleases; to appreciate
to devour; to bite to death
ulterior motive; plot; scheme; complicated circumstances; intricacies
to fan (oneself, flames, etc.); to flap (in the wind); to instigate; to stir up; to drive up prices (by buying a large amount of something); to take a photo from a low angle; to tailgate
to incline toward; to slant; to lurch; to go down (sun); to wane; to sink
island; one's territory (e.g. of a sex worker, organized crime gang); one's turf
just now; a little while back; a short time ago
name; given name; first name
to darken; to get dark; to be clouded; to be hidden (behind clouds)
to stab; to thrust (into); to plant (in the ground); to stick upright
nail; spike; tack; rivet; brad; (pachinko) pin
one swing; one shake (e.g. of pepper); one sword
to sever; to cut off; to suppress; to eradicate; to abstain (from); to give up
spurt of blood (from one's victim)
to knock down; to utterly defeat
to slide; to slip off; to get dislocated; to be out of alignment; to get dislodged; to deviate
to boost; to force up; to push up