institution; establishment; facility; home (for elderly, orphans, etc.)
in a great quantity; plentifully; greatly
to wring (towel, rag); to squeeze; to squeeze (fruit to extract juice); to press; to rack (one's brains); to strain (one's voice); to extort
dispersion; breakup; variance; dispersion
prioritized; focused; concentrated; predominant
protection; defense; providence; amulet; charm
shorthanded; short of hands; undermanned; insufficient (stock, money, etc.); in short supply; low
phantasmagoric; protean; shape-shifting; kaleidoscopic; capable of ever-changing appearance
to slip through; to slip past; to evade
tedious; boring; being fed up with
anyhow; in any case; at any rate; at best; at most
to taper to a point; to become pointed; to become sharp; to look displeased; to look sour; to be on edge
to turn away; to face away; to ignore; to be uncooperative; to be unconciliatory
lasting long; continuation; keeping at (something); sticking to (something)
unskillful; poor; awkward; imprudent; untactful
control; restraint; suppression; constraint; curtailment; inhibition
to attack the enemy in his unguarded moment
but; however; provided that
flour; meal; powder; dust
to scatter; to sprinkle; to spray; to lavish (money, charm, etc.)
horizontal (as opposed to vertical); lying down; side-to-side (as opposed to front-to-back); width; side (of a box, etc.); beside
phantom; vision; illusion
phantom; vision; illusion; extremely rare item
to be affected; to put on airs; to act like (something one isn't); to pretend to be
sly; cunning; sneaky; crafty; unfair; dishonest
use; utilization; utilisation; application
spirit; mind; nature; disposition; motivation; intention
to eat; to live; to make a living; to bite; to sting (as insects do); to tease; to torment
affliction; hardship; difficulty; suffering; trouble
in short; the point is; the important thing is; in a word; basically
breaking the front line; frontal breakthrough
to decapitate; to take (someone's) head off; to depose; to topple
exposed; scanty; bare; public; open
force; unit; corps; squad; troops; party
before; previously; ahead; Pardon me for leaving (before you)
ferocious; fierce; truculent; savage
exclusion; removal; rejection; elimination; abatement; lifting (sanctions, etc.)
start; commencement; beginning; initiation
tilefish (Branchiostegus spp.); blanquillo; horse-head fish
nail (e.g. fingernail, toenail); claw; plectrum; pick; hook; clasp
that's the way it is; such is life
umbrella; parasol; something shaped like an umbrella or a conical hat; shade (of a lamp); mushroom cap
rotation (usu. around something); revolution; turning