to defend oneself; to protect oneself
arms; weapons (of war); armor; armour
(if) by some chance; by some possibility; in the unlikely event that; (unlikely event of) emergency; the worst(-case scenario)
speciality; specialty; special subject of study; sole interest; single focus; concentrating exclusively on
raid; RAID; redundant array of independent disks
reservation; putting on hold; deferment; withholding
party (social gathering); party (group of people participating in an activity, esp. mountain climbing); (political) party
time; season; period; phase; stage
start; beginning; starting (e.g. a race); departing; starting point
crocodile; alligator; (arch.) shark
terrestrial (life); land-dwelling
ecology; life and habits (of an animal); mode of life; way of living
lizard; skink lizard (Scincidae spp.)
extreme; ultra; mega; damn; stupid; cursed
standard item; usual thing; (a) classic; basic item (with stable demand); staple goods
forefoot; forefeet; foreleg; forelimb
shell (of a crab, tortoise, etc.); carapace; (person's) back; years of experience
to carry on one's back; to be burdened with; to take responsibility for; to have (something) in the background; to be in front (of something); to be conceited
not yet fixed; undecided; pending; TBD
wolf (Canis lupus); wolf in sheep's clothing; womanizer
agreement; accord; correspondence; union; unity; cooperation
to profit; to benefit (from); to benefit (someone or something); to be beneficial to; to make good use of; to take advantage of
element; component; factor; element (e.g. in array); member (e.g. data structure)
to fit; to get into; to be fit for (a job, etc.); to be suited for; to fall into; to plunge into
offensive smell; bad smell; foul smell; stench
rotten smell; putrid odor
to ripen; to mature; to be ready for action; to be the right time (to act); to be in common use; to come to sound natural
to be raised (e.g. child); to be brought up; to grow (up)
to cut off (from); to separate; to detach; to sever; to uncouple
fall; drop; descent; coming down
bursting; rupture; explosion; breakdown (of talks, negotiations, etc.); breaking off
manure; fertilizer; fertiliser; compost
smell; scent; aura; whiff; faint, mist-like pattern along the temper line of a Japanese sword
glittering; sparkling; glistening; twinkling
to perform some process; to apply some treatment; to revise; to correct