barren; sterile; infertile; unproductive (e.g. discussion); fruitless
barren land; sterile soil; wasteland
gazing steadily at; observing (a person) closely; maintain a watch over
putting one's life on the line; staking one's life (on); risking one's life; life and death situation
to bubble; to foam; to froth
with a burble; hollow (sounding); holey; full of holes or dents; viciously beating; hitting and kicking repeatedly
dragon (esp. a Chinese dragon); naga; semi-divine human-cobra chimera in Hindu and Buddhist mythology; promoted rook
information; experience; observation; seeing and hearing
invention; intelligent; clever; (arch.) making sense (of something); (arch.) understanding
seedling; sapling; young tree
to lead; to spearhead (a group); to command (troops)
to play with; to joke; to use (esp. trick, sophistry, etc.); to deride; to scoff at; to make fun of
just; justifiable; right; due; proper; equitable
to disturb; to prevent; to obstruct; to hinder
race; tribe; species; genus; stellar population (i.e. population I, II and III)
habitat isolation; compartmentalization; segregation; isolation
(find) common (meeting) ground
convenient; favorable; favourable; expedient; expedience
extinction; discontinuation; severance; rupture; to become extinct; to cease to exist
fall; sinking; surrender; capitulation
superior (in rank); top; higher order (e.g. byte); host computer (of connected device)
foundation stone; cornerstone
nature; the natural world; realm of nature
cattle (Bos taurus); cow; beef; Chinese "Ox" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
pig (Sus scrofa domesticus); pork; fatso; fatty
one by one; in detail; minutely
private person; individual
frame; framework; outline
consequence; result; conclusion
to go against; to fight against; to oppose; to resist; to deny
domestic animals; livestock; cattle
not knowing when to give up; being a bad loser; poor at letting things go; unable to accept the inevitable
(weather) front; front line; forward area; action zone
especially; particularly; surely; clearly; as if; as though
great; grand; magnificent; outstanding; mighty
running; gliding; first (harvest) of the season; beginning; start; kitchen sink