mimicry; mimesis; camouflage
to be different from what was previously said; to be different from what was promised
to beat time; to mark time
hidden room; secret chamber
prevention of crime; security (device, camera, etc.)
point of view; viewpoint; standpoint; perspective; angle
miserable; wretched; disconsolate; helpless; cheerless; sorrowful
collecting; accumulating; collection (of art, stamps, insects, etc.); garbage collection; waste collection
self-defense; self-defence
lifeline; matter of life or death; indispensable thing; life line (in palm reading)
to make good use of; to use to one's advantage
filling (up); replenishing; filling in (a tooth); loading (a gun with ammunition, a camera with film, etc.); packing; plugging
piece; slice; cloth; sharpness; agility; counter for scraps, pieces, etc.
use; application; employment; utilization; utilisation
little by little; bit by bit
arms; weapons (of war); armor; armour
intended use; intended purpose
very small fraction (of); very small proportion; very small part; tiny bit
available; enabled; can be used; may be used
in proportion to; just as much as
special characteristic; special quality; trait; idiosyncrasy; peculiarity
for the present; for the time being; for a while (from now); for some time (to come)
insurance; guarantee; warranty
to stay indoors; to be confined indoors
and yet; though; when; in spite of
measures to defend oneself (for self-defense) (defence)
does not; can not; will not
several hundred; hundreds (of)
violence; oppression; high-handedness; tyranny; despotism
to be believed to; to be expected to; to be feared to; to be poised to; to be considered to; to be likely to
to get stuck with (some job); to end up with (something unpleasant)
efficacy; benefit; efficiency; effect; result; success
joint; link; knot; tie-together point
loitering on the way; wayside grass
to pick up; to pick out (e.g. key points in an article); to single out; to point out
to correct; to rectify; to reform; to straighten (one's posture, collar, etc.); to adjust
doing whatever one pleases; selfishness; self-indulgence
going in and out; entering and exiting; visiting regularly; frequenting; income and expenditure; incomings and outgoings; increase and decrease
to lie down; to throw oneself down
counter; window; teller window; contact person; point of contact
investigation; research; looking something up
there is nothing; having nothing