praying mantis (esp. the narrow-winged mantis, Tenodera angustipennis)
gofer; dogsbody; person who is made to do things or get things for someone else
adventure; venture; venture which is unlikely to succeed; risky attempt; danger
interruption; suspension; break
to detain; to check; to restrain; to stop
the proof of the pudding is in the eating; the proof is in the pudding; don't knock it till you've tried it; you can't tell unless you try
let's do it; I (we) are going to do it
satisfaction; pride; one's strong point; one's forte; regular customer; regular client
without an occupation; unemployed; jobless
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
hit point; health point; HP; health
invalid; void; ineffective; unavailable
to get heavy; to worsen (of illness); to grow serious
was it?; I think it was ...; if I've got it right; (I, we) used to ...; I remember ...; it was ...
discussion; talk; tête-à-tête; conference
puffing (smoke or steam); puff-puff (of a steam locomotive); steaming; (one's body) feeling hot; coo-coo (of a pigeon); choo-choo (train); pigeon
near; close; beside; attendant; retainer; vassal
storey; story; stairs; stage (in chronostratigraphy); counter for storeys and floors of a building
loafing; indolent; lazy; hey
dragon (esp. a Chinese dragon); naga; semi-divine human-cobra chimera in Hindu and Buddhist mythology; promoted rook
group; crowd; flock; herd; bevy; school
but; however; provided that
stone (of a fruit); pit; core (of an organization, team, etc.); nucleus; nuclear weapons; nucleus (of an atom); nucleus (of a cell)
aria; singing; chanting; reciting (e.g. a spell)
burst of laughter; roar of laughter; in copious amounts
explosion; detonation; blast; outburst (of emotion); explosion (e.g. of anger); eruption (e.g. of discontent)
mushroom cloud (e.g. from a nuclear explosion)
radioactivity; radiation; radioactive material
piling up high (food in a bowl); filling (a bowl); heaped bowl
terrible; dreadful; tremendous; terrific; appalling; shocking
to create (a sensation); to cause (a commotion); to give rise to (controversy); to raise (a cloud of dust); to kick up (dust)