minimum; lowest; minimal; least
to check; to hold back; to keep at bay; to stop; to prevent; to stem
elite; best; pick; cream of the crop
set; suit; uniform collection; entirely; all; every one
careless; stupid; thoughtless; heedless; unobservant; inadvertent
to be forestalled; to fall behind; to be one step behind
present condition; existing state; status quo; current state
breaking down; defeating; abolishing
smoke screen; dazzler; camouflage; deceptive means; magic; witchcraft
to give a command (e.g. in a loud voice); to give an order
to draw (water); to scoop up; to dip up; to understand (someone's feelings, etc.); to grasp; to surmise
beyond expectations; beyond what one expected; not foreseen; exceeding assumptions
to falter; to flinch (from); to recoil (from); to quail (at)
video (esp. digital); video clip; animation; animated cartoon; in-betweens (animation)
button (clothing); push-button
to rise to the surface; to come to the front; to emerge (e.g. from obscurity); to stand out (e.g. against a dark background)
winding; meandering; zigzagging; zig-zag; in twists and turns; sinuously
purple; violet; Lithospermum erythrorhizon (species of gromwell); type of soy sauce
to twine around; to twist around; to coil around; to pester; to hassle
uneasy feeling; sense of anxiety; malaise
meaning; significance; sense
impatience; uneasiness; irritation; fretfulness
to crawl; to creep; to slither; to wriggle; to trail (of vines, flowers, etc.); to spread
to be at wits' end; to be greatly perplexed; to be troubled
oh; ho; exclamation of surprise, admiration, etc.; hoo (owl call); toot (sound of a flute)
to seek knowledge; to ask for instruction
to cling to; to hang onto; to rely on; to depend on; to implore; to entreat
in spite of; nevertheless; although; despite; no matter the; regardless of
defenseless; defenceless; unprotected; vulnerable
to shut out one's opponents; to stop the other side from scoring
otherwise; or else; if not
annihilation; total destruction; complete destruction; crushing defeat
to scatter; to disseminate (e.g. a rumor); to spread (e.g. germs); to distribute widely (e.g. leaflets); to hand out freely; to spend recklessly
to push aside; to brush aside
slowly (but steadily); gradually; bit-by-bit; slowly soaking in; slowly permeating; oozing out
abdomen; stomach; under parts
huge; vast; enormous; swelling; expansion
to melt into; to dissolve into; to merge into; to blend into (surroundings); to fit in; to adapt to
to push into; to cram into; to stuff into; to break in; to burgle; to burglarize
construction; building; putting up; erecting; creation; formulation
in range; within the limits (of...); within (a) range
to go (come) inside; to step into; to enter