crawling forward (on one's stomach)
to make something bright; to shine; to polish
successful execution; accomplishment; completion; fulfillment; carrying through
best; extra-fine; superfine; exceptionally; extraordinarily; by far
ground beetle; carabid (esp. of superfamily Caraboidea, but excluding subfamily Carabinae); Anisodactylus signatus (species of ground beetle)
to rummage through; to ransack (e.g. a drawer); to throw into confusion; to disrupt; to upset
to knock out (e.g. a homer); to slam; to send flying (e.g. a ball); to wallop (someone)
good news; happy news; glad tidings
to obtain; to come into possession of; to get hold of; to get one's hands on
baton (of command); order; command; direction
based on; built on; made from
origin; source; basis; base; cause; (raw) material; ingredient
seriously; in earnest; for real; all out; really; with a will
distant place; faraway location; far away
appearance; air; condition; state; form
cannot help (laughing, feeling sympathy, etc.); cannot hold back (tears, anger, etc.); cannot suppress
personal; individual; private
cannot be helped; unavoidable
to fall ill; to suffer from (e.g. a disease); to have something wrong with (e.g. an inner organ); to be depressed; to feel down
wrist cutting; slashing one's wrists
prank; practical joke; horseplay; mischievous trick
violently; without holding anything back; firmly; resolutely
to be mixed; to be blended with; to associate with; to mingle with; to join
far and away the best; the very best; cream of the crop; crème de la crème; decisive lead; commanding lead
favorite (top choice) for the championship (favourite); best bet for the title
to count on; to expect; to put confidence in; to trust in; to depend on
remainder; remnant; not very; not much; too much; excessively
(showing) no reaction; non-reaction; straight face
mammoth (esp. the woolly mammoth, Mammuthus primigenius); gigantic; huge; enormous
to trample; to crush underfoot
proud; boastful; bragging; conceited