in fact; as a matter of fact; actually; in reality; to tell the truth
mimicry; mimesis; camouflage
sparse; thin; scattered; straggling; sporadic
stage; step; level; rank; order; stairs
standing facing each other (e.g. mountains, buildings); standing opposite each other; confrontation; squaring off against (adversaries, armies, forces); standing off against
giving up on winning a hand and discarding only safe tiles
to deceive; to blind the eyes of
rocky area; rocky tract; rocky stretch (of a climb); wall (of rock)
across; over; beyond; throughout (a period of time); for
main battery; main armament; best hitter; center of the offense
top part of the head; crown; parietal region
once; for a short time; briefly; (arch.) one morning
crew member; crewman; crew
succeeding; following; trailing; next
to differ; to be different; to run counter to; to change (into something out of the ordinary)
rainbow-colored; rainbow-coloured
obstruction; prevention; hindrance; check; blocking; stopping
bombarding; shelling; bombardment
to gain time; to play for time; to buy time
to be disordered; to be disarranged; to be discomposed; to be upset; to lapse into chaos (due to war, etc.)
to have one's attention caught (by); to be distracted (by); to be preoccupied (with); to be captivated (by); to be absorbed (in)
approximately; about; promise; appointment; shortening; reduction
half the number; half (of an amount); haploid (organism, cell, etc.); haplont
anti-aircraft fire; shooting at an aircraft (from ground or ship)
pattern; behavioural pattern; behavioral pattern; predictability
mankind; the human creature; fellow creatures
simple honesty; tactless frankness
several minutes; a few minutes
(not) very; (not) so; (not) very much; (not) particularly; (not) especially
to pause; to have a short intermission
several shots; several blows
volley firing; fusillade; broadside
hellfire; flames of hell; raging fire; large fire; fire that consumes an evildoer
being filled with; being full of; permeation
to rise (of smoke, steam, etc.); to go up