important; serious; valuable; precious; serious matter; major incident
adding (an extra amount); increasing; tacking on (a charge)
securing; obtaining; ensuring; belay; belaying
unfortunately; regrettably
shabby; dull; cheap; lackluster; uninspiring; depressing
I would rather; I would as lief do; strong preference
number two; mistress; concubine
combat readiness; battle readiness; fighting trim
to change; to switch; to change over (to); to renew
continuation; rest (of the story, work, etc.); flow (e.g. of a piece of writing); pacing (of a story); succession (of); sequence
figure; form; appearance; dress; state; condition
sound; noise; (musical) note; fame
to creep up to; to approach stealthily; to steal up; to draw near unnoticed
neck; head; dismissal (from a job); firing
to hunt (animals); to search (for a criminal); to go looking for (flowers, etc.); to gather (mushrooms)
black; dark; blackish; suspicious; criminal; darkened and dirty; sooty
praying mantis (esp. the narrow-winged mantis, Tenodera angustipennis)
part (esp. of the body); region; site; cut (of meat)
compulsion; coercion; forcing (to do); enforcement
according to; by (means of); due to; because of
depending on; as soon as; immediately after; as (e.g. "as one is told", "as one wishes"); whatever (e.g. "whatever is at hand"); order; program
intuition; instinct; hunch
danger; peril; hazard; risk
perception; sensing; noticing
correspondence (to); equivalence; suitability; coordination; dealing with; coping with
trusting too much; overestimating ability
perception; intuition; the sixth sense
the law of the jungle; the strong prey on the weak; the weak become the victim of the strong
to be troubled; to have difficulty; to be bothered; to be inconvenienced; to be badly off; to be hard up
regarding ...; concerning ...; about ...; on ...; with respect to ...; in regard to ...
even; (if) only; just; besides; on top of that
completely beating someone up; being completely knocked down; thoroughly bashing someone
like; similar to; (I) think (that); (I) have a feeling (that); feels like; feels similar to
to approach; to draw near; to get close; to get acquainted with; to get closer to; to get to know
discovery; detection; finding
considerable; great; important; significant; a big deal
honest; frank; candid; honestly; frankly
else; in addition; besides
poison; toxicant; harm; evil influence; ill will; spite
weakness; debility; breakdown; prostration
abnormal; unusual; extraordinary; remarkable; uncommon
according to; due to; by (means of); because of; via; on the basis of
to shave (wood, leather, etc.); to sharpen (e.g. pencil); to cut down (budget, expenses, staff, time, etc.); to curtail; to delete; to erase