tortoise; turtle; heavy drinker; turtle crest; turtle mon
to be better (than); to be superior; to surpass; to excel; to be excellent
sharpness; cutting ability; quickness (of wit); incisiveness; peppiness (of a ball)
to boast of; to be proud of; to take pride in
shell (of a crab, tortoise, etc.); carapace; (person's) back; years of experience
to form a pair; to pair up
control (of a machine, device, etc.); control (over an opponent, one's emotions, etc.); governing; management
to speak (of something); to be effective; to be powerful; to be helpful
to crunch; to masticate; to simplify; to explain plainly
experiment; experimentation
no sooner than; as soon as; immediately after; at the thought of; when I think about
dwelling; house; home; den (of criminals, demons, etc.); nest
one (small animal); two-tan bolt of cloth
to exploit a gap (in attention, security, etc.); to catch off guard
eggs; egg; (hen's) egg; a ... in the making; future (lawyer, doctor, etc.); beginning
passing through (a tunnel, station, town, etc.); passing by (e.g. of a typhoon); passage (of a bill, e.g. through parliament); carriage; passing (an examination, inspection, etc.); clearing
(sound of an) explosion or detonation; roar (of a machine)
to scatter; to disseminate (e.g. a rumor); to spread (e.g. germs); to distribute widely (e.g. leaflets); to hand out freely; to spend recklessly
hands and feet; limbs; person at one's beck and call; person at hand; reliable worker
to grow weak; to become weak; to lose strength
cloud of dust (sand, etc.); dust storm
restoration; recovery; rehabilitation; recovery (from an illness); recuperation; convalescence
coma; deep sleep; falling fast asleep
to fire from a job; to dismiss; to discharge; to behead
basics; fundamentals; basis; basically; fundamentally
junior (at work, school, etc.); younger people; younger student
to forge; to temper; to drill; to train; to discipline
reliable; dependable; trustworthy; hopeful; promising
to understand; to comprehend
so much; so often; oh, yes!; that's it; that's right; quite
the way back; the way home; return trip
too; also; still; as before; even so; either way
in a great quantity; plentifully; greatly
sickle; leading question; trick question; sickle-and-chain (weapon); spear with curved cross-blades; gooseneck tenon and mortise joint; (arch.) noisiness
two at a time; two by two; in twos
station wagon; estate car; minivan; people carrier
praying mantis (esp. the narrow-winged mantis, Tenodera angustipennis)
poor-quality; shoddy; unskillful; inexpert; unlucky
to rustle (in the wind); to sway; to stir; to blow gently (of the wind); to blow softly
payback; tit for tat; retaliation; doing over again; redoing